Baba
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Franconi in France

Baba was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Mentioned 1812, and may be the first elephant on circus in europe.

This poster concerns the exhibition by Monsieur Marc Le Cerf of a female elephant named Miss Baba. Although neither date nor place is given, it can be dated approximately to 1840. It appears to be a general advertising bill, as implied by the note at the bottom, which states that "the elephant can be moved anywhere against fair payment." This poster is very similar to those used by other animal exhibitors of the time, in that it provides a list of the tricks the animal can perform. In this case Miss Baba can, among other feats, shoot a gun with her Trunk as well as play the trumpet, flute, and accordion. In 1844 Miss Baba was part of the show of the Cirque Olympique in Paris presented by the company of Luigi Guillaume.
Luigi Guillaume

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_18449/

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