Topsy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bullen\'s Circus in Australia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Topsy  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 18 years old
Origin
Born:* 1943 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1961-10-00
Death reason: accident: panicked and ran onto railway tracks where she was hit and killed by a train
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bullen\'s Circus, in Australia
Date of arrival
Bullen\'s Circus
from Goldwyn Brothers circus
Record history
History of updates2023-08-22
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
This record may be a duplicate record with Topsy (Annie II) at Goldwyn Brothers circus

† Topsy is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1961-10-00 at Bullen\'s Circus, in Australia, . Official death reason described as panicked and ran onto railway tracks where she was hit and killed by a train.

Origin

Topsy was born wild 1943.


Comments / pictures

Topsy came from Goldwyns circus (Ratcliffe)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Topsy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bullen\'s Circus in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2065. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Tony Ratcliffe

Litterature about Bullen\'s Circus

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