Baldy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Bros. Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Baldy  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr375
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 38 years old
Origin
Born:* 1878 wild
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Capture: 1879?
Imported:1879 by Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Freight:by ship
Death
Dead: †1916
Death reason: unknown:
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 1900-11-19
(dead † 1901-02-16)		♂ Ned (Nick) SSP id: 377
2. Born 1902-10-26
(dead † 1902-10-26)		♀ killed SSP id: 378
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1896-08-12Ringling Bros. Circus
from Reynolds World United Shows
1893-00-00Reynolds World United Shows
from John B. McMahon
1890-00-00John B. McMahon
from Greniers Circus
1888-00-00Greniers Circus
from Burr Robbins Circus
1884-00-00Burr Robbins Circus
from Greniers Circus
1883-00-00Greniers Circus 1883-00-00
from Burr Robbins Circus
1993-00-00Burr Robbins Circus
from Myers and Shorb
1882-00-00Myers and Shorb
from Burr Robbins Circus
1881-00-00Burr Robbins Circus
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt)
1879-00-00Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt)
from Firma Carl Hagenbeck
1879-00-00Firma Carl Hagenbeck
from Port of Colombo
Record history
History of updates2024-02-04
Latest document update2021-09-15 17:24:13
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† Baldy is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1916 at Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States, .

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

  1. (M) 1900-11-19 -- † 1901-02-16 Ned (Nick) SSP id: 377
  2. (F) 1902-10-26 -- † 1902-10-26 killed SSP id: 378


Origin

Baldy was born wild 1878 at Sri Lanka unspecified location, captured 1879? . and imported 1879 by Firma Carl Hagenbeck, by ship

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Baldy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Bros. Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3329. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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