Romeo
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Romeo

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	*
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

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 Gollmar Brothers Circus

1908-00-00	Gollmar Brothers Circus from Forepaugh-Sells Show

1896-00-00	Forepaugh-Sells Show from Adam Forepaugh Circus

Record history
History of updates	2023-04-29

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

† Romeo is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States, .

Affiliated people

1: Stewart Craven (trainer from 1879 to 1880 )

Origin

Romeo was born .

Comments / pictures

Records about Romeo from Bob Cline

ROMEO
Female Asian 1882 to 1895 - Adam Forepaugh
1896 to 1907 - Adam Forepaugh / Sells Bros. Circus
1908 to 1909 - Gollmar Bros. Circus
1910 to 1911 - Adam Forepaugh / Sells Bros. Circus
1912 to 1918 - Ringling Bros. Circus
1919 to 1930 - RBBB
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Records about Romeo from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
From Buckles Woodcocks blog:
Romeo in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Romeo in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Romeo, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12861. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants

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