Empress
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Empress

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1879-05-22
Death location:	J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan Detroit
Death reason:	accident: animal barn fire
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan, in United States

Date of arrival

1869-00-00	J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan from Unknown

Record history
History of updates	2021-09-15

Latest document update	2021-09-15 12:58:13

† Empress is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1879-05-22 at J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan, in United States, . Official death reason described as animal barn fire.

Origin

Empress was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Records about Empress from Bob Cline

EMPRESS
Female Asian 1869 to 1879 - J.M. French's Oriental Caravan
Died May 22, 1879 in Detroit, MI animal barn fire ( Chang Reynolds files )
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

News clip July 1870
Empress in J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Empress, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10608. (archived at the Wayback machine)