Relocated elephants from Sells-Floto Circus in United States


Sells-Floto Circus had previously 27 elephants relocated to new location.

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure
Present locationImport
1 † ♀ EM - Little Ruth
SSP id: 462
dead: Born wild 1933 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1931-00-00
1933-00-00
Unknown
2 † ♀ EM - Topsy
dead: Born wild Dead: 1966, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1937-00-00
1939-00-00
Birnam Brothers Circus
3 † ♀ EM - Josky
dead: Born wild Dead: 1968, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1929-00-00
1933-00-00
Carson and Barnes Circus
4 † ♀ EM - Jennie
SSP id: T2190
dead: Born wild 1902 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1922-00-00
1933-00-00
Franklin Park Zoo
5 † ♂ EM - Prince
SSP id: 490
dead: Born wild 1913 Dead: 1937-09-19, 24 yrs Reason: unknown: drowned in the pool? 1927-00-00
1929-00-00
San Diego Zoo
6 † ♀ EM - Tess (Tessie)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1940-09-27, ? yrs Reason: disease: Tetanus and Lung problems 1930-00-00
1933-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
7 † ♀ EM - Kas
dead: Born wild Dead: 1942, ? yrs Reason: accident: menagerie fire 1909-00-00
1933-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
8 † ♀ EM - Mama Mary (Mom)
SSP id: 12
dead: Born wild 1874 Dead: 1933-11-09, 59 yrs Reason: unknown: 1906-00-00
1924-00-00
Dixie Dime Circus
9 † ♂ EM - Tommy
dead: Born wild 1905 Dead: 1935-08-22, 30 yrs Reason: euthanised: executed by Police Chief Edward Hobbs in Peru, IN Winterquarters 1922-00-00
1929-00-00
Al G. Barnes Circus
10 † ♂ EM - Muggins
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1918-00-00
1918-00-00
Bob Morton Circus
11 † ♀ EM - Luna
SSP id: 557
dead: Born wild 1900 Dead: 1949-02-16, 49 yrs Reason: unknown: 1914-00-00
1930-04-25
Oklahoma City Zoo
12 † ♀ EM - Barnes Big Ruth
SSP id: 703
dead: Born wild 1896 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1937-00-00
1938-00-00
Puerto Rico unspecified location
13 † ♀ EM - Babe (Cross Country Babe)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1959, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1927-00-00
1929-00-00
United Exposition Shows (Curley Vernon)
14 † ♀ EM - Big Burma (Virginia)
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1922-00-00
1929-00-00
Gran Circo Union
15 † ♀ EM - Judy
SSP id: T2199
dead: Born wild Dead: 1958-07-30, ? yrs Reason: killed: aggressive, killed a Mexican after arrival 1931-00-00
1933-00-00
Mexico City Zoo
16 † ♀ EM - Frieda
dead: Born wild Dead: 1956, ? yrs Reason: disease: Cerebral hemmorage 1906-00-00
1930-00-00
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
17 † ♂ EM - Billy Sunday (Baby Bill)
SSP id: T2025
dead: Born wild 1907 Dead: 1939-10-16, 32 yrs Reason: unknown: 1916-00-00
1928-00-00
Selig Zoo and Movie Studio (Griffith Park Zoo, Luna Park Zoo)
18 † ♀ EM - Barnes Trilby
dead: Born wild 1902 Dead: 1952-07-01, 50 yrs Reason: unknown: in Davenport, Iowa 1906-00-00
1933-00-00
Mills Brothers Circus
19 † ♀ EM - Tillie (Queen)
dead: Born Dead: 1941-11-06, ? yrs Reason: disease: poisoning 1932-00-00
1935-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
20 † ♀ EM - Barnes Big Jewell
dead: Born wild Dead: 1955-12-03, ? yrs Reason: accident: died after being hit by a car in West Palm Beach, Fl. 1937-00-00
1939-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
21 † ♂ EM - Danny
dead: Born wild Dead: 1939-07-07, ? yrs Reason: killed: 1938-00-00
1925-00-00
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
22 † ♂ EM - Charlie Ed
SSP id: T2031
dead: Born wild 1910 Dead: 1937-06-19, 27 yrs Reason: euthanised: shot, agressive 1922-00-00
1931-00-00
San Francisco Zoo
23 † ♀ EM - Wallace Rosy (Rosie, Tillie)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1942-08-04, ? yrs Reason: accident: died in Cleveland Menagerie Fire 1931-00-00
1933-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
24 † ♀ EM - Peggy
dead: Born wild Dead: 1941-11-14, ? yrs Reason: disease: poison, penumonia 1930-00-00
1933-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
25 † ♀ EM - Tony
dead: Born wild Dead: 1957, ? yrs Reason: : 1922-00-00
1933-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
26 † ♀ EM - Princess Alice
SSP id: 8
dead: Born wild 1884 Dead: 1953-03-30, 69 yrs Reason: unknown: 1906-00-00
1916-08-25
Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo)
27 † ♀ EM - Toots (Member)
SSP id: T2004
dead: Born wild 1916 Dead: 1974-01-10, 58 yrs Reason: unknown:
1923-00-00
Toledo Zoo

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Sells-Floto Circus

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Sells-Floto Circus in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 20 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=466 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-05-16 Princess Alice:• http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700066922/Hogle-Zoo-history-full-of-cute-cuddly-cantankerous-critters.html
•  Page 125 Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2018-05-16 Barnes Trilby:• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1967, Bandwagon
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/11/trilby-tessie.html
•  Buckles Woodcock
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1964Mar.htm
•  http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/12/chris-zeitz-2.html
2016-01-05 Barnes Big Ruth:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/09/ruth-2.html
2013-12-22 Danny:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/06/and-with-wallace-bros-circus_14.html
•  http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/08/barnett-bros-circus-1937-danny.html
2013-05-02 Babe (Cross Country Babe):• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  "Jungleland #3," Buckles Web Log, 2005-11-11
•  "Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus 1948," Buckles Web Log, 2006-02-27
•  "Elephant Babe," Circus History Message Board, 2007-04-03
2013-05-02 Barnes Big Jewell:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• Buckles Woodcock
2013-04-18 Billy Sunday (Baby Bill):• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  Fred D. Pfening, III. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 6 (Nov-Dec), 1966, pp. 4-17.
• Chang Reynolds. Bandwagon, Vol. 13, No.
2013-04-18 Charlie Ed:• Page 63, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/search?q=charlie+ed
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  Chapter: Charlie-Ed in the Scout magazine Boys life, February 1932
2013-04-18 Wallace Rosy (Rosie, Tillie) :• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-02 Peggy:• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1967, Bandwagon
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-02 Tillie (Queen):• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1967, Bandwagon
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-06-21 Judy:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  Ryan Easley, USA
•  Peter Stolk, Netherlands
•  To Henry Penndorf, Buckles Web Log, 2007-06-07
2012-06-07 Tony:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-04-17 Frieda:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1964Mar.htm
2010-10-01 Big Burma (Virginia):• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• Burma, a Four-Legged Debutante, By Harry M. Simpson. Bandwagon, Vol. 4, July, 1956, pp. 8-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=wB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=new+orleans+zoo+elephant&hl=en&ei=MyOmTOqXLsH-8Aaf3ozNAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-preview-link&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQuwUwADgy#v=onepage&q=new%20orleans%20zoo%20elephant&f=false
2010-09-26 Prince:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  Page 63, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2010-05-12 Mama Mary (Mom):• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  Buckles weblog
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/12/chris-zeitz-3.html
2010-05-12 Topsy:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2010-05-12 Kas:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1964Mar.htm
2009-12-17 Tess (Tessie):• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/12/from-buckles.html
2009-11-23 Little Ruth:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2006/06/sarasota-quarters-1956-57-7.html
2008-05-22 Tommy:• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  https://classic.circushistory.org/Pdf/1922SellsFlotoRoute.pdf
2007-07-21 Muggins:• http://www.classic.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1961May.htm
2007-07-17 Josky:• Buckles Weblog
• Buckles Weblog


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