Prince Obert (Dilip)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Fairyland Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Prince Obert (Dilip)

Identification

SSP nr	T1231

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 2 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1961-09-20 captive-born
Birth place:	in Mysore Zoo
Death
Dead:	†1963-01-19
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Fairyland Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1962-12-06	Fairyland Circus from Dallas Zoo

1962-10-15	Dallas Zoo from Mysore Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2007-07-16

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

† Prince Obert (Dilip) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1963-01-19 at Fairyland Circus, in United States, .

Origin

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant with a Temporary Studbook Number, lacking "supporting documentation to validate their identity."

Prince Obert (Dilip) was born captive-born 1961-09-20 at Mysore Zoo.

Comments / pictures

Records about Prince Obert (Dilip) from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Prince Obert (Dilip):

T1231 M 20-Sep-61 UNK UNK MYSORE 20-Sep-61 ________ Birth Obert
DALLAS 15-Oct-62 000F80 Transfer
MILLER C 6-Dec-62 ________ Transfer
19-Jan-63 Death

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Prince Obert (Dilip), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Fairyland Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3072. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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