Mysore II
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Mysore II  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 73 years old
Origin
Born:* 1948 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1951
Death
Dead: 2021-05-00
Death reason: age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States

Date of arrival

1987-00-00Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)

1986-00-00Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
from Diano Brothers Circus

1952-00-00Diano Brothers Circus
from Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus)

1949-00-00Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus)
from Mysore Zoo

Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:

Latest document update2024-01-06 19:58:21
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† Mysore II is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-05-00 at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States, .

Affiliated people

1: William "Buckles" Woodcock (trainer from 1994 to 1995 )



Origin

Mysore II was born wild 1948, captured 1951 .


Comments / pictures

By her death, the third oldest elephant in the world, of elephants submitted in the Elephant Database.

Records about Mysore II from Bob Cline

1949 - arrives in U.S. with Bombay & Siam
1949 to 1952 - Hamid Morton Circus
1953 - Diano Bros. Circus
1954 to 1985 - Diano Elephant Act
1985-sold to RBBB
1994-44 years old
RBBB Program says 8,700 pounds
1985 to Present - RBBB
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mysore II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2338. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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