Minnie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Carson & Barnes Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Minnie

Identification

SSP nr	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1948 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†
Death location:	most likely dead in Mexico
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Carson & Barnes Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1973-01-31	Carson & Barnes Circus from Franklin Park Zoo

1953-06-11	Franklin Park Zoo from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)

Record history
History of updates	2009-04-12:?New elephant 2009-04-15:?Text 2009-12-11: Previous locations, Text, Image 2018-06-21: forked into 2 elephants, this from Boston remains, another Minnie from Zeehandelaar moved to 11788 2018-06-21: assumed dead? 2018-10-16: filed as most likely dead in Mexico

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Minnie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Carson & Barnes Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Minnie was born wild 1948.

Comments / pictures

Minnie and Babe arrived together to Zoo New England from a private New York company owner in June 1953. In January 1973, they were again sold together to the Carson & Barnes Circus. Babe was "Lost to Followup" according to the North American Regional Studbook for the Asian Elephant, and this Minnie as well, since the studbook confused her with another Minnie, SSP nr 617.

Most likely dead in Mexico.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Minnie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Carson & Barnes Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2723. (archived at the Wayback machine)