Myrtle
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Clark and Walters Wild Animal Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Myrtle

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1968-03-00
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Clark and Walters Wild Animal Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1966-00-00	Clark and Walters Wild Animal Circus from Unknown

1957-00-00	Unknown from Unknown

1954-00-00	Unknown from Cole and Walters Circus

1953-00-00	Cole and Walters Circus from Russell Brothers Circus

1945-00-00	Russell Brothers Circus from Clyde Beatty-Russell Brothers Circus

1944-00-00	Clyde Beatty-Russell Brothers Circus 1944-00-00 from Russell Brothers Circus

1943-00-00	Russell Brothers Circus from Christy Brothers Circus

1939-00-00	Christy Brothers Circus from Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

1938-00-00	Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus from Bailey Brothers Circus

1935-00-00	Bailey Brothers Circus from Lee Brothers Circus

1933-00-00	Lee Brothers Circus from Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus)

1931-00-00	Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus) from Christy Brothers Circus

Record history
History of updates	2014-01-16

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

† Myrtle is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1968-03-00 at Clark and Walters Wild Animal Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Myrtle was born wild .

Comments / pictures

Records about Myrtle from Bob Cline

MYRTLE
Female Asian 1925 to 1930 - Christy Bros. Circus
1931 - Barnett Bros. Circus
1932 - various dates
1933 to 1934 - Lee Bros. Circus
1935 - leased to Harley Sadler's Bailey Bros. Circus
1936 to 1937 - various dates
1938 - leased to Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
1939 to 1942 - Christy Bros. Circus
1943 - Russell Bros. Circus
1944 - Clyde Beatty - Russell Bros. Circus
1945 - Russell Bros. Pan Pacific Circus
1953 - Cole & Walters Circus
1954 to 1956 - George W. Cole Wild Animal Circus
1957 to 1965 - Famous Cole Circus
1966 to 1968 - Clark & Walters Circus
Died - March 1968

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Myrtle, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Clark and Walters Wild Animal Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2794. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants

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