The first elephant in America was a two year old Asian elephant that arrived at the 13:th April 1796, with the ship "America" to the New York harbour. The captain of the ship, Jacob Crowninshield, who bought her in Bengal for 450 $ sold her here for 10. 000 $. There is no record about this elephant after 1812.
USA had 1999 about 625 elephants in captivity, apr. 382 Asians (48.334) and apr. 243 Africans (29.214). From these 625 are 349 located in 97 Zoos and safariparks, 235 in 55 circuses, and 41 in 15 private institutions and farms.
Arizona: Phoenix
Zoo
Florida: Miami
Metro Zoo, Lion
County Safari in West Palm Beach , Two
Tail Ranch in Williston
Kansas: Sedgwick
County Zoo in Wichita
Michigan: Ivory
haven farm
Nevada: Nugget
Hotel/Casino in Sparks
Ohio: Cincinnati
Zoo
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Zoo
South Carolina: BarnYard
Attractions, Inc.
Tennessee: Nashville
Zoo , The
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald
Virginia: Virginia
Zoo
are the first to be presented on this list, which will be
addad soon.
Please add any elephants you have reliable facts about!
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