Carla
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
American Circus in Italy

1: Bailey Fossett (trainer ) 2: Banda Vidane (trainer ) 3: Jack Smith (trainer ) 4: Dan Koehl (elephant keeper from 1977 to 1977 )

Carla was born unknown 1950.

Born in 1949 or 50. Jack Smith originally trained her along with Bailey Fossett. //Jame Clubb.

1972: rented out to Circus Rancy in France
1977:On tour in Sweden (Circus Scott) 1977.
1989: The lead elephant Carla was still with Tognis when they joined RBBB in the USA. This was '89/90, when we had our mixed Group presented by the Palacios there.Jamie Clubb

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Georgina Gebski, UK.
  
• http://showmeelephants.blogspot.com/2011/06/jim-stockley-collection-chipperfields_12.html?showComment=1321405246726
  
• http://jamieclubb.blogspot.com/2007/12/ivor-rosaire-hero-of-legend-of-salt-and.html

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• More elephants from: American Circus
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
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