Topsy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sparks Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Topsy
Elephant trainer Louie Reed sitting on Topsy on the 1920 Sparks Circus. Photo: Circus Historical Society archives.

Identification


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

Date of arrival

	Sparks Circus from Cole Brothers Circus

Record history
History of updates	2022-04-16

Latest document update	2025-03-14 15:09:29

† Topsy is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Sparks Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Topsy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sparks Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1976. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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