Barnes Big Ruth
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Puerto Rico unspecified location in Puerto Rico

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Barnes Big Ruth  dead elephant
<a href="http://circusnospin.blogspot.com/2009/04/ruth-al-g-barnes-1926-celebrating-her.html">"Ruth - Al G Barnes 1926 celebrating her 30th birthday", The Circus No-Spin Zone</a>
"Ruth - Al G Barnes 1926 celebrating her 30th birthday", The Circus No-Spin Zone
Identification
SSP nr703
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age
Status:Lost to follow-up
Origin
Born:* 1896 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Puerto Rico unspecified location, in Puerto Rico
Date of arrival
1966-00-00Puerto Rico unspecified location
from Animaland (Eddie Billetti)
1959-00-00Animaland (Eddie Billetti)
from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
1938-00-00Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus
1937-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from Al G. Barnes Circus
Record history
History of updates2022-05-23
Latest document update2022-05-23 09:19:00

† Barnes Big Ruth is a dead Lost to follow-up Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Puerto Rico unspecified location, in Puerto Rico, .

Origin

Barnes Big Ruth was born wild 1896 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Al G. Barnes first elephant. The circus celebrated her 30th birthday in 1926.
According to Bob Cline sold to Puerto Rico in 1966, unspecified location.

Records about Barnes Big Ruth from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Barnes Big Ruth:

703 F ~ 1896 WILD WILD ASIA ~ 1897 NONE Capture Big Ruth
BARNES AL ~1909 +/-2yr RUTH Transfer
VENICE BB ~ 1939 ________ Transfer
ANIMALAND ~ 1958 RUTH Transfer
PUERTO R ~ 1966 ________ ltf

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Barnes Big Ruth, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Puerto Rico unspecified location in Puerto Rico. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3001. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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