Prince
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
San Diego Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Prince  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr490
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 24 years old
People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1913 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1937-09-19
Death reason: unknown: drowned in the pool?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:San Diego Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1936-11-06San Diego Zoo
from Baldwin Park
1934-00-00Baldwin Park
from Al G. Barnes Circus
1934-00-00Al G. Barnes Circus
from Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
1929-00-00Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus
1927-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from Heritage Brothers Circus
1926-00-00Heritage Brothers Circus 1926-00-00
from Gollmar Brothers Circus
1924-00-00Gollmar Brothers Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus
Record history
History of updates2022-01-28
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Prince is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1937-09-19 at San Diego Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as drowned in the pool?.

Origin

Prince was born wild 1913.


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Records about Prince from Bob Cline

PRINCE
Male Asian 1923 - Sells-Floto Circus
1924 to 1925 - Gollmar Bros. Circus
1926 - Heritage Bros. Circus
1927 to 1928 - Sells-Floto Circus
1929 to 1934 - Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
1935 - sent to Al G. Barnes quarters in CA. for movies
1936 - killed Joe Reed in Barnes Quarters.
1936 - San Diego Zoo
Died - 1936 in a shallow swimming hole at the Zoo.

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

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Prince, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at San Diego Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2292. (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
  • Page 63, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
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