Sparks Myrtle
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Sparks Myrtle was born wild .

Died in winterquarters March 1957.

"Sparks Myrtle" got knocked down by another elephant and couldn't get up, she was very old. Doc Henderson eventually put her to sleep, she was the one being washed down by Bob Wild in the movie

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/12/sarasota-revisited-12.html

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