Sir Roger
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Scottish Zoo and Glasgow Hippodrome in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♂ Sir Roger
Sir Roger as museum specimen. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 2002
probably Sir Roger, with elephant trainer M. Johnsson
Museum locations
Present / last location:	Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1900-00-00	Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, , United Kingdom

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 27 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1873 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1900-12-06
Death reason:	: aggressive, shot by a Glasgow gunsmith who had an elephant gun
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Scottish Zoo and Glasgow Hippodrome, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1897-05-00	Scottish Zoo and Glasgow Hippodrome from Bostock & Wombwells Menagerie (Wombwell No.2 menagerie)

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-30: death 2009-01-30: death location

Latest document update	2021-07-13 12:20:12

† Sir Roger is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1900-12-06 at Scottish Zoo and Glasgow Hippodrome, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as aggressive, shot by a Glasgow gunsmith who had an elephant gun.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, in , United Kingdom, since 1900-00-00.

Origin

Sir Roger was born wild 1873.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Sir Roger, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Scottish Zoo and Glasgow Hippodrome in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4600. (archived at the Wayback machine)