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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Emperor  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus maximus
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Capture: 1870
Imported:1871 by Elbert Howes
Freight:by ship from Colombo
Death
Dead: †1885-05-17
Death reason: disease: Tetanus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1895-00-00Ringling Bros. Circus
from Shelby, Pullman and Hamiltons Circus
1881-00-00Shelby, Pullman and Hamiltons Circus
from Central Park Zoo
1879-00-00Central Park Zoo
from Cooper and Bailey Circus
1878-00-00Cooper and Bailey Circus
from Howes Great London Circus, Hippodrome, and Sangers English Menagerie
1875-07-23Howes Great London Circus, Hippodrome, and Sangers English Menagerie
from Hudson River Railroad horse stables
1871-07-23Hudson River Railroad horse stables 1871-07-23
from New York Harbour
1871-07-22New York Harbour
from Port of Colombo
1871-00-00Port of Colombo
from Elbert Howes
1870-00-00Elbert Howes
from Sri Lanka unspecified location
Record history
History of updates2024-02-04
Latest document update2021-09-17 22:33:16
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† Emperor is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1885-05-17 at Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as Tetanus.

Origin

Emperor was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location, captured 1870 . and imported 1871 by Elbert Howes, by ship from Colombo


Comments / pictures

From the Ceylon-import 1871.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Emperor, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Bros. Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3859. (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
  • page 23, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
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Categories1885 deaths | Born in Sri Lanka | 1870 captures | 1871 imports | Elephants from Ringling Bros. Circus | United States | Asian elephants


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