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Gentry Babe (Sahara) Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter) in United States Biography
† Gentry Babe (Sahara) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , , who died 1967-05-18 at Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter) , in United States , .
Origin
Gentry Babe (Sahara) was born wild 1897 .
Comments / pictures
Records about Gentry Babe (Sahara) from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
"1900 Imported from Hagenbeck Zoo
1900-14 Various Gentry owned Shows
1915-16 Gentry Bros, Circus
1917-23 Gentry Bros. Circus (Newman and Austin owners)
1924 Christy Bros. Circus
1927-27 Lee Bros. Circus (Christys #2 Unit)
1928-30 Christy Bros. Circus
1931-32 Christy Qtrs. in Pasadena, Tx.
1933 Sam B. Dill Circus
1934 Sam B. Dill & Tom Mix
Circus
1935-38 Tom Mix
Circus
1939-41 Bud E. Anderson Circus
1942 Atterbury Bros. Circus (Leased from Anderson)
1943-45 Arthur Bros. Circus.
1944: at Arthur Bros. Circus with "Bonnie", "India", "Shirley Temple", "Vera", "Wilhelmina"
1946-49 Seal Bros. Circus (Bud E. Anderson)
1950-53 Wallace & Clark Circus (Norman Andeson)
1954 Pan American Circus (Leased from Anderson)
1955-67 Gene Holter Animal Shows
Probably 70 at the time of her death 5/18/67
Richard Reynolds and I have decided that Gentry Babe was the only elephant definately proven to be at least 70 years of age at the time of her death in 1967."
Williams Buckles Woodcock
William "Buckles" Woodcock
Records about Gentry Babe (Sahara) from Bob Cline
BABE ( Gentry ) 1900 - Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany
Female Asian 1900 to 1922 - Gentry Bros. Circus
1922 - Pattersons Big Wild Animal Show
1923 to 1924 - Gentry - Patterson Circus
1925 to 1926 - Lee Bros. Circus
1927 to 1932 - Christy Bros. Circus
1933 - Sam B. Dill Circus called SAHARA
1934 to 1938 - Tom Mix
Circus
1939 to 1942 - Bud Anderson Shows
1941 to 1943 - Atterbury Bros. Circus
1944 to 1945 - Arthur Bros. Circus
1946 to 1950 - Seal Bros. Circus
1951 to 1953 - Wallace & Clark Circus
1953 to 1954 - Pan American Carnival
1955 to 1967 - Gene Holters Hollywood Animal Actors
Died - May 18, 1967 ( Euthanasia )
Bob Cline ,
author of the book "Americas elephants".
Gentry Babe (Sahara) on Buckles Blog
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Reference list References Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gentry Babe (Sahara), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter) in United States . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2661 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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