† Teddy is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1941-10-17 at World of Mirth Shows, in United States, . Official death reason described as shot, aggressive.
Teddy was born wild .
The bull was Teddy, a young male, that had been obtained from Toy Town, at the New York Hippodrome where he was on exhibit with Rosa's Royal Midgets. Brought to quarters early in April he was trained by N. W. McKay, the elephant trainer for the show. Later, when Frank Phillips was Superintendent of Elephants, Teddy was trained to do a head-carry. Downie Bros. Wild Animal Circus, by Chang Reynolds. Bandwagon, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan-Feb), 1963, pp. 4-9.
The bull was Teddy, a young male, that had been obtained from Toy Town, at the New York Hippodrome where he was on exhibit with Rosa's Royal Midgets. Brought to quarters early in April he was trained by N. W. McKay, the elephant trainer for the show. Later, when Frank Phillips was Superintendent of Elephants, Teddy was trained to do a head-carry.
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