Kas
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Kas  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1942
Death reason: accident: menagerie fire
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1938-00-00Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
from Al G. Barnes Circus

1933-00-00Al G. Barnes Circus
from Sells-Floto Circus

1909-00-00Sells-Floto Circus
from William P. Hall Animal Farm

1909-00-00William P. Hall Animal Farm
from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates2023-04-29

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Kas is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1942 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as menagerie fire.

Origin

Kas was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Records about Kas from Bob Cline

KAS 1909 - purchased from Louie Ruhe
Female Asian 1909 - Wm. P. Hall had delivered directly to Sells-Floto from NY Harbor
1909 to 1932 - Sells-Floto Circus
1933 to 1936 - Al G. Barnes Circus
1937 to 1938 - Al G. Barnes / Sells-Floto Circus
1938 to 1942 - RBBB
Died - 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio menagerie fire
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kas, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5737. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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