Relocated elephants from Port of Philadelphia in United States


Port of Philadelphia had previously 6 elephants relocated to new location.

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure
Present locationImport
1 † ♂ EM - Bolivar
dead: Born wild 1813 Dead: 1856?, 43 yrs Reason: killed: poisoned 1833-10-00
1833-10-00
John Robinson Circus 1833?
2 † ♂ EM - Virginius (Gold Button)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1847, ? yrs Reason: accident: drowned when trying to cross Delaware river 1833-00-00
1833-00-00
Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United 1833
3 † ♂ EM - Hyder Ali
dead: Born captive-born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:
1830-06-00
Unknown 1830-06-00
4 † ♀ EM - Great Indian Elephant
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:
1830-06-00
The Elephant Caravan 1830-06-00
5 † ♂ EM - Tippoo Sultan
dead: Born wild 1806 Dead: 1837-1838, 31 yrs Reason: unknown: 1837-00-00
1821-06-00
Purdy, Welch & Co 1821
6 † ♂ EM - Old John
dead: Born wild Dead: 1932-01-16, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1884-00-00
1884-03-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Port of Philadelphia

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Port of Philadelphia in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3384 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2013-06-13 Old John:• http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/52631/
• 
Americas elephants by Bob Cline.
•  Richard Reynolds
•  Page 62, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
•  The New York Times, April 11, 1884.
•  http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F30D11FA395C15738DDDA80A94DB405B8484F0D3
2013-05-02 Bolivar:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/History/1880sCircuses.htm
•  The elephant in America 1840-1860, by Stuart Thayer, Bandwagon
2012-04-11 Tippoo Sultan:• <a href="https://classic.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer2d.htm">Tippo Sultan: The Man and the Beast by Stuart Thayer</a>
•  Stuart Thayers American Circus Anthology, A History of the Traveling Menagerie, online at https://classic.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer2b.htm
2012-04-11 Virginius (Gold Button):• https://classic.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer2b.htm
•  Page 10, 12, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-04-11 Great Indian Elephant:• https://classic.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer2b.htm
•  Page 9, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-04-11 Hyder Ali:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer2b.htm
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer2d.htm (Stuart Thayer, USA)
• Page 10, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger


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