Topsy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Birnam Brothers Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Topsy  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1966
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Birnam Brothers Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1965-00-00Birnam Brothers Circus
from Dale Madden Circus

1963-00-00Dale Madden Circus
from United Exposition Shows (Curley Vernon)

1961-00-00United Exposition Shows (Curley Vernon)
from Beech Bend Amusement Park (Charles Garvin)

1958-00-00Beech Bend Amusement Park (Charles Garvin)
from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

1948-00-00Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
from Sparks Circus

1946-00-00Sparks Circus 1946-00-00
from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

1939-00-00Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus

1937-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from Al G. Barnes Circus

1935-00-00Al G. Barnes Circus
from Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

1933-00-00Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus

1930-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from Sangers Great European Shows-Hugo Bros-Harris Bros-Gentry Bros (Floyd and Howard King)

1928-00-00Sangers Great European Shows-Hugo Bros-Harris Bros-Gentry Bros (Floyd and Howard King)
from Ellis Stanley Joseph menagerie

Record history
History of updates2010-09-24

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Topsy is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1966 at Birnam Brothers Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Topsy was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Records about Topsy from Bob Cline

TOPSY
Female Asian
1927 - Ellis S. Joseph - Animal Trader
1928 to 1929 - Gentry Bros. Circus / Walter L. Main Circus ( same owners )
1930 to 1932 - Sells-Floto Circus
1933 to 1934 - Hagenbeck Wallace Circus
1935 to 1936 - Al G. Barnes Circus
1937 to 1938 - Al G. Barnes / Sells Floto Circus
1939 to 1945 - RBBB
1946 to 1947 - Sparks Circus owned by RBBB
1948 to 1956 - RBBB
1957 - Remained in RBBB quarters
1958 to 1960 - Charles Garvin in Bowling Green, KY.
1961 to 1962 - United Exposition Shows ( Curley Vernon )
1963 to 1964 - Dale Madden Circus
1965 to 1966 - Birnam Bros. Circus ( Larry McNeese )
Died - 1966

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Topsy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Birnam Brothers Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3850. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
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