Blackie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Unknown in Unknown

Biography

☨ ♂ Blackie

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus maximus
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Status:	Lost to follow-up
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Imported:	1947 by Circus Chipperfield
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Unknown, in Unknown

Date of arrival

	Unknown from Fossett Brothers Circus (Powell & Clarke)

1956-00-00	Fossett Brothers Circus (Powell & Clarke) from Circus Chipperfield

1947-10-00	Circus Chipperfield from King George V Dock

1947-10-00	King George V Dock from Port of Colombo

1947-00-00	Port of Colombo from Sri Lanka unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2018-05-08

Latest document update	2021-09-16 18:38:42

† Blackie is a dead Lost to follow-up Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Unknown, in Unknown, .

Affiliated people

1: Herta Fossett (trainer ) 2: Teddy Fossett (trainer from 1956 )

Origin

Comments / pictures

- Leased to Circus Samerei Busch in Germany in 1958.
- Later sold to Russia.

Article and Image at ShowMe Elephants: Jim Stockley Collection - Chipperfields 1956

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Blackie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Unknown in Unknown. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7313. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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