Pizarro
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Pizarro

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂

People killed:	1: 1845-03-0: Thomas Saunders knocked from his horse and killed by the elephant Pizarro while on the road about 5 miles north of Baton Rouge LA, on the way to Bayou Sara.
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Imported:	1834 by Unknown
Death
Dead:	†1847-04-15
Death reason:	accident: drowned when trying to cross Delaware river
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United, in United States

Date of arrival

1845-03-00	Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United from Philadelphia Zoological Garden United With New York Institute

1843-00-00	Philadelphia Zoological Garden United With New York Institute from James Raymond

1841-00-00	James Raymond from J. E. M. Hobby and Cos Menagerie and Circus

1837-00-00	J. E. M. Hobby and Cos Menagerie and Circus from American Circus (Edward S. Eldred)

1835-00-00	American Circus (Edward S. Eldred) from Crane & Eldreds Menagerie and Circus United

1834-00-00	Crane & Eldreds Menagerie and Circus United 1834-00-00 from U.S.A. unspecified Port

Record history
History of updates	2022-04-10

Latest document update	2022-04-16 07:29:48

† Pizarro is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1847-04-15 at Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United, in United States, . Official death reason described as drowned when trying to cross Delaware river.

Casualties

1 casualties

1845-03-08: elephant keeper Thomas Saunders fatal attack by Pizarro. Was knocked from his horse and killed by the elephant Pizarro while on the road about 5 miles north of Baton Rouge LA, on the way to Bayou Sara. † Thomas Saunders Died 1845-03-08

Origin

Pizarro was born wild at Asia unspecified location. and imported 1834 by Unknown

Comments / pictures

Records about Pizarro from Circus History Society
"Saunders, Thomas(d. March 8, 1845) The elephant keeper, Great
Philadelphia Zoological Garden (Raymond & Waring). Was knocked from
his horse and killed by the elephant Pizarro while on the road about 5
miles north of Baton Rouge LA, on the way to Bayou Sara. A wagon was
sent back to Baton Rouge and a dozen soldiers from Pentagon Barracks
brought to the scene. They quieted the elephant by peppering him with
22 musket balls."
Circus History Society

Records about Pizarro from Bob Cline

PIZARRO 1834 - arrives in US
Male Asian 1834 - Crane and Eldrod's Circus and Menagerie
1835 - Zoological Exhibition and American Circus
1837 to 1840 - J.E.M. Hobby and Co.'s Menagerie and Circus United
1841 - Hubbell and Co. ( owned by Raymond )
1842 - Raymond Caravan
1843 to 1845 - Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
1846 - Raymond & Co. / Raymond & Waring Caravan
Died - April 15, 1847 swimming across the Delaware River with Virginius
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pizarro, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5378. (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
Ryan Easley, USA
page 10, 12, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
https://classic.circushistory.org/Olympians/OlympiansS1.htm

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