Mogul
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
The Zoological Institute in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Mogul  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Imported:1831 by Unknown
Death
Dead: 1836-10-25
Death reason: accident: died in the fire when the ship Royal Tar sank outside Maine
Locations - owners
Present / last location:The Zoological Institute, in United States

Date of arrival

1836-00-00The Zoological Institute
from New England Caravan

1835-00-00New England Caravan
from Macomber & Welch Zoological Institute

1834-00-00Macomber & Welch Zoological Institute
from Purdy, Welch & Co

1833-00-00Purdy, Welch & Co
from Macomber and Co.

1831-00-00Macomber and Co.
from Boston Harbour

1831-05-14Boston Harbour 1831-05-14
from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-04-10

Latest document update2023-08-01 18:56:06
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† Mogul is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1836-10-25 at The Zoological Institute, in United States, . Official death reason described as died in the fire when the ship Royal Tar sank outside Maine.

Origin

Mogul was born wild at Asia unspecified location. and imported 1831 by Unknown


Comments / pictures

Sometimes confusingly named Columbus, but they were two different elephants.

Mogul was imported to USA with the ship Neponset which arrived 1831 to Boston from Calcutta with one elephant and a rhino.

Records about Mogul from Bob Cline

MOGUL 1831 - arrived in US May 14th ( 9 years old )
Male Asian 1831 - exhibited at Lion Tavern in Boston
1831 - Macomber & Co's New Collection of Animals
1832 - No records
1833 - Purdy, Welch, and Macomber
1834 - Macomber, Welch & Co's. New Zoological Institute
1835 - Macomber, Welch & Co.
1836 - Macomber, Welch, & Co.
1836 - Left St. John, N.B. on Oct. 21st
Died - in the ship's fire - ship sank in Penobscot Bay on Oct. 25th
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".


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2020-10-25 On this date in maine history: oct. 25, 1836 - Elephant News

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Mogul, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at The Zoological Institute in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4992. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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