Berta (Bertha) at Nugget Casino in Sparks

Female Asian elephant Berta (Bertha) at Nugget Casino in Sparks

† SSP Number: 171 - Berta (Bertha)

Species:

Asian elephant

Sex and age:

Female 48 years

Dead date:

Death reason:

unknown:

Location:

Nugget Casino in Sparks

Arrived

Nugget Casino in Sparks 1962-05-02
from Wilbur W. Deppe

Wilbur W. Deppe 1960-00-00
from Adams Brothers Circus

Adams Brothers Circus 1958-00-00
from Tote-Em-In Zoo (now Tregembo Animal Park)

Born:

1951 wild India

Capture:

1956

Ascuaga bought Bertha in 1962 for $8,000 from a circus museum in Wisconsin.

Records about Berta (Bertha) was updated
2011-01-02: Death RE
2011-04-26: picture

Sources, among others

"Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
Asian Elephant Studbook 2003-2005, AZA North America (PDF) by Mike Keele and Karen Lewis

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