Betty
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bailey Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Betty

Alternative name:	Little Bet

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 19 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1807 wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Imported:	1817-12-18 by Unknown
Freight:	by ship from Calcutta
Death
Dead:	†1826-05-24
Death reason:	shot:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bailey Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1817-00-00	Bailey Circus from Boston Harbour

1817-12-18	Boston Harbour from Port of Calcutta

1817-00-00	Port of Calcutta from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-11-23

Latest document update	2021-09-15 14:30:28

† Betty is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1826-05-24 at Bailey Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Betty was born wild 1807 at India unspecified location. and imported 1817-12-18 by Unknown, by ship from Calcutta

Comments / pictures

1817: Imported from Calcutta to Boston harbour 1817-12-18, about eleven years old.
1826: In the village of Chepachet, Glocester, Betty got loose and was shot dead by a local man, even though she could have been captured.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Betty, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bailey Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2809. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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