Ruth
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Alex Glasscock Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Ruth  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* unknown
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1906-09-01
Death location: Alex Glasscock Circus Eagle Lake, Texas
Death reason: trauma: of injuries received at Rock Island
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Alex Glasscock Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

Alex Glasscock Circus
Record history
History of updates2022-05-07

Latest document update2022-05-07 06:26:59
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† Ruth is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1906-09-01 at Alex Glasscock Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as of injuries received at Rock Island.

Origin

Ruth was born unknown at Asia unspecified location.


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Records about Ruth from Circus History Society
1906: Ruth, the baby elephant with the Alex Glasscock show, died at Eagle Lake, Texas, Sept. 1, of injuries received at Rock Island. Sol. Stephan, the American agent of Carl Hagenbeck, will ship the show two elephants in the near future. Billboard, September 15, 1906, p. 28.
Circus History Society
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Ruth, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Alex Glasscock Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10462. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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