Nancy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Brookfield Zoo in United States

Nancy was born wild 1920, captured 1920 .

"Among her credits, Nancy “trumpeted” for an early “talkie” film. In 1940, guests were agog when the zoo announced her Pregnancy. That August, reportedly 40,000 people showed up for Nancy’s “baby shower” for which a tent manufacturer, a baker, and the National Dairy Council had donated, respectively, a huge bed jacket, an enormous birthday cake, and a 400-gallon nursing bottle. Later, officials announced sheepishly that Nancy wasn’t pregnant, merely gaining weight."

Nancy was donated to the Brookfield Zoo in 1933, along with the remainder of the animal collection from the closing Lakewood Farm Zoo in Holland, Michigan, owned by George Getz.

"Nancy was found dangling in a moat, hanged by her chain"...George Lewis in Elephant Tramp..(I loved Rogues p.90)

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Ryan Easley, USA
• "No packing it in on pachyderms," Elephant-News.com, 2010-01-12
• "Elephants: Big Stars," BrookfieldZoo.org
  George Lewis in Elephant Tramp..(I loved Rogues p.90)

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