Louie (Lovie, Lovey)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States

Biography
♀ Louie (Lovie, Lovey)

Identification

SSP nr411

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 58 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1966 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States

Date of arrival

1977-00-00Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
from Circus World (Polk City)

1977-00-00Circus World (Polk City)
from James Brothers Circus (Sid Kellner)

Record history
History of updates2023-05-17

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Louie (Lovie, Lovey) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States.

Louie (Lovie, Lovey) arrived in 1977-00-00 to the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, relocated from the Circus World (Polk City), in United States.


Social

Louie (Lovie, Lovey) lives together with 16 other elephants at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 1. ♀ Alana born 1976
  2. 2. ♀ Asia (Daisy) born 1968
  3. 3. ♀ Baby born 1961
  4. 4. ♀ Bangko (Bangkok) born 1976
  5. 5. ♂ Barack (Rocky) born 2009-01-19
  6. 6. ♀ Cora (Noel) born 1965-12-03
  7. 7. ♀ Emma (Wally) born 1971
  8. 8. ♂ Gunther born 2001-11-18
  9. 9. ♀ Icky II born 1978
  10. 10. ♂ Irvin born 2005-06-01
  11. 11. ♂ Ozzie (Osgood) born 1999-08-16
  12. 12. ♂ P.T. born 2002-05-21
  13. 13. ♀ Sally born 1974
  14. 14. ♀ Sara born 2001-04-16
  15. 15. ♀ Siam II born 1978
  16. 16. ♂ Vance (Matt) born 1963


Origin

Louie (Lovie, Lovey) was born wild 1966.


Comments / pictures

I had forgotten that we had some open time with James Bros. Circus in 1969 because here we are laying off in Baraoo and making the parade thru the grounds. Here is Ben at age 16 in front with "Anna May" followed by my Helper Jim with "Ellie", then Frankie and John with the Deppe elephants while I am obscured in the background with the Kellner punks "Lovie", "Sue" and "Jackie".
Circus World Museum 1969 #2, Buckles Web Log, 09/11/06


Tom Upton took this picture, also in 1969, showing the Kellner elephants "Ellie", "Lovie" and "Sue", at work putting up the former Mills Bros. Cirus tent in California. When Kenny Feld bought these two punks in 1977, I changed their names to "Louie" and "Sid" and as far as I know they are still under Feld Inc. ownership. In fact, "Sid" has had a number of calves up at the Stud Farm.
James Bros. Circus 1969, Buckles Web Log, 09/11/06


Jimmy Cole just sent this, which is a follow up to a previous 1969 picture taken in Baraboo. A combination of the CWM and James Bros. elephants. "Anna May", "Ellie", "Eva", "Topsy", "Toby", "Lovie", "Sue" and "Jackie". I notice Jim and Frankie holding their sticks outward in a fashion that would get an ass chewing from my dad. He pointed out to me that elephants will start to come down when the stick is lowered rather than when they are told to. I might add that I changed the three Kellner punks names to "Louie", "Sid" and "Juno" when they were puchased by the Ringling Show eight years later.
A Follow Up!, Buckles Web Log, 09/19/06


Barbara with the James Bros. Circus elephants in 1969. This publicity picture taken in Sid's driveway at his Estate in Martinez, CA. They already had names, which I didn't care for, but I thought this would just be a tempoary job but as it turned out I would be around these elephants off and on for the next 12 years.
Sid Kellner Elephants #1, Buckles Web Log, 05/05/07
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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Louie (Lovie, Lovey), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3045. (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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