Jenny
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
South America unspecified circus in South America unspecified country

Biography

☨ ♀ Jenny

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†
Death location:	South America unspecified circus
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	South America unspecified circus, in South America unspecified country

Date of arrival

1955-00-00	South America unspecified circus from Ben Davenport

1954-00-00	Ben Davenport from Diano Brothers Circus

1953-00-00	Diano Brothers Circus from Wallace Brothers

1952-00-00	Wallace Brothers from Campa Brothers Circus

1951-00-00	Campa Brothers Circus from Plunkett Brothers Circus

1950-00-00	Plunkett Brothers Circus 1950-00-00 from Dailey Bros. Circus

1942-00-00	Dailey Bros. Circus from Adele Nelson Elephant Act

1928-00-00	Adele Nelson Elephant Act from Boston Harbour

1926-06-07	Boston Harbour from Port of Hamburg

1926-00-00	Port of Hamburg from Louis Reed

1926-00-00	Louis Reed from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Port of Hamburg

0000-00-00	Port of Hamburg from Firma Carl Hagenbeck

0000-00-00	Firma Carl Hagenbeck from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-09-15: updated location history

Latest document update	2021-09-15 06:15:25
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† Jenny is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at South America unspecified circus, in South America unspecified country, .

Origin

Jenny was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

1926: Brought to Boston in US from Hamburg by Louis Reed, most probably purchased from Carl Hagenbeck in Hamburg.

Records about Jenny from Bob Cline

JENNY 1926 to 1941 - Adele Nelson elephant act
Female Asian 1943-Ben Davenport's Dailey Bros. Circus buys from Adele Nelson who is married to Louis Reed.
1942 to 1949 - Dailey Bros. Circus
1950 - Plunkett Rep Show
1951 - Campa Bros. Circus
1952 - Wallace Bros. Circus
1953 - Diano Bros. Circus
1954 - stayed in Davenport quarters
1955 - sold to a show in South America
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at South America unspecified circus in South America unspecified country. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2768. (archived at the Wayback machine)