Bessie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sells-Floto Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Bessie  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1931
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Sells-Floto Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1931-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from John Robinson Circus
1928-00-00John Robinson Circus
from 101 Ranch Wild West
1926-00-00101 Ranch Wild West
from Benson Wild Animal Farm
1925-00-00Benson Wild Animal Farm
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Record history
History of updates2022-05-07
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Bessie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1931 at Sells-Floto Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Bessie was born wild .


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Records about Bessie from Bob Cline

Bessie, Female Asian
1922 - Arrives in the US from the Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany
1925- Benson's Animal Farm
1926 to 1927 - 101 Ranch Wild West
1928 to 1930 - John Robinson Circus
1931 - Sells-Floto Circus
Died - winter of 1931-1932 in Peru quarters
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bessie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sells-Floto Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2333. (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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