Barnum Queen at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
| † Barnum Queen | |
|---|---|
| Species: | Asian elephant |
| Sex and age: | Female 48 years |
| Dead date: | † 1942? |
| Death reason: | unknown: |
| Location: | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus |
| Arrived | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus from Sparks Circus Sparks Circus 1923-00-00 from Circus Carl Hagenbeck - Stellingen (Lorenz Hagenbeck) Circus Carl Hagenbeck - Stellingen (Lorenz Hagenbeck) 1921-04-00 from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus 1919-00-00 from Barnum and Bailey Circus Barnum and Bailey Circus 1894-00-00 from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt) Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt) from Firma Carl Hagenbeck |
| Born: | 1894? wild |
Apr death year, as well as arrival at Barnum from Hagenbeck 1904.This elephant had been imported by the Barnum Show in the mid 1890's, she was included in the herd that made the European tour, sold back to the Hagenbeck Zoo in April of 1921 along with Jess, Mary and "Vanita" for replenishment of the zoo's stock after WW1 and surprisingly made her fifth crossing of the Atlantic Ocean when purchased by Charlie Sparks in 1923. She is probably best remembered as the "surrogate" mother to the African "pygmies" imported by RBBB in 1936. [...] She was imported to Barnum & Bailey about 1894 and later made the 5 year European Tour with that show. After WW1 she and three more elephants were sold to the Hagenbeck Zoo to replenish their supply of animals and ironically made a fifth crossing of the Atlantic Ocean when purchased by Charlie Sparks in 1923. William Buckles Woodcock, 2008 The other three elephants were Veneda, Jess, and Mary. (Maybe this Mary) Records about Barnum Queen was updated
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