Nellie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Franklin Park Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Nellie  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nrT2243

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:* 1905 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1949
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Franklin Park Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1948-01-15Franklin Park Zoo
from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

1919-00-00Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
from Ringling Bros. Circus

1911-00-00Ringling Bros. Circus
from Buck Zoo (Frank Buck Zoo), Gainesville

Record history
History of updates2013-07-07

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Nellie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1949 at Franklin Park Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant with a Temporary Studbook Number, lacking "supporting documentation to validate their identity."

Nellie was born wild 1905.


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Contradictory records:

The North American Regional Studbook for the Asian Elephant states Ringling acquired Nellie in 1911 from the Buck Zoo. It lists her birth in 1905.

Records about Nellie from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Nellie:

T2243 F ~ 1905 WILD WILD ASIA ???? ______ Capture Nellie
BUCK ZOO ???? ______ Transfer
RINGLING ~ 1911 ______ Transfer
FRANKLINP 15 Jan 1948 ______ Transfer
~ 1949 Death

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online


Records about Nellie from Bob Cline

NELLIE Female Asian
1904 to 1918 - Barnum & Bailey Circus
1919 to 1939 - RBBB
1940 to 1941 - Al G. Barnes Circus winter quarters in Baldwin Park, CA.
1942 to 1948 - RBBB
1948 to 1949 - Franklin Park Zoo in Boston
Died - 1949
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Nellie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Franklin Park Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6909. (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
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