Don Pedro at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour

† Don Pedro

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Species:	Asian elephant
Sex and age:	Male, unknown years
Dead date:	† 1898-05-15
Death reason:	euthanised: strangulated in Liverpool, England, because he was agressive
Location:	Barnum and Baileys circus European tour
Arrived	Barnum and Baileys circus European tour 1897-00-00 from OBrien Circus OBrien Circus 1860-00-00 from
Born:	wild

Document updated	2012-08-27: text
Named after emperor Pedro I Braganza of Brazil. Became aggressive in Liverpool, and executed on Baileys orders. He was hung by a number of workmen (sources vary in how many were needed) with Bailey considered the expert in the matter by several veterinarians in attendance. His body went to the Liverpool museum. Records about Don Pedro from Bob Cline DON / DON PEDRO Male Asian 1860 - P.G. O'Brien Circus 1897 to 1898 - Barnum & Bailey Circus in Europe Died - May 15, 1898 in Liverpool, England Sources, among others Fred Neill, Southampton, UK. Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. More info? Internal relevant links More elephants from: Barnum and Baileys circus European tour More elephants from: United States More elephants that died: 1898-05-15 All breeding cows All breeding bulls The elephant database startpage. Statistics List of all captive born elephants in the database Search more on the web for Don Pedro (The name Don Pedro is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results) elephant-news.com elefanten-fotolexikon.eu elefanten.wikia Google Books elephanttag.org and Asian Elephant Studbook 2003-2005, AZA North America (PDF) Asianelephant.net Buckles Blog ShowMe Elephants circushistory.org Billboard Elephant_Commentator ZooChat Share the page about Don Pedro