Ringling Nellie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Cuba unspecified location in Cuba

Biography

☨ ♀ Ringling Nellie

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Cuba unspecified location, in Cuba

Date of arrival

1950-00-00	Cuba unspecified location from Steve Brodie

1950-00-00	Steve Brodie from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

1919-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from Ringling Bros. Circus

1912-00-00	Ringling Bros. Circus from Forepaugh-Sells Show

1910-00-00	Forepaugh-Sells Show from Firma Carl Hagenbeck

Record history
History of updates	2013-05-02

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Ringling Nellie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Cuba unspecified location, in Cuba, .

Origin

Ringling Nellie was born wild .

Comments / pictures

Records about Ringling Nellie from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
"In 1910 the Ringlings revived the Forepaugh-Sells Circus and purchased an act from Hagenbeck in Germany that consisted of three young elephants "Nellie", "Jennie" and "Rio" included in the act were several Great Dane dogs."

RINGLING NELLIE

1910-11 Forepaugh-Sells Circus
1912-18 Ringling Bros. Circus
1919-49 Ringling-Barnum Circus
1950 Sold to a party named Steve Brodie who then shipped her to Cuba.

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Records about Ringling Nellie from Bob Cline

NELLIE ( Ringling )
Female Asian 1910 - part of a three act bought from Hagenbeck in Germany.
1910 to 1911 - Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus
1912 to 1918 - Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows.
1919 to 1949 - RBBB
1950 sold to Steve Brodie ( sent to Cuba )

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Records about Ringling Nellie from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
From Buckles Woodcocks blog:
Ringling Nellie in Cuba unspecified location

Ringling Nellie in Cuba unspecified location

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ringling Nellie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Cuba unspecified location in Cuba. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12626. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/05/from-nigel-rothfels.html

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