Caroline
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
The Zoological Institute in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Caroline

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Imported:	1831 by Unknown
Freight:	by ship
Death
Dead:	†1835-08-06
Death location:	The Zoological Institute Rochester, NY
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	The Zoological Institute, in United States

Date of arrival

1835-00-00	The Zoological Institute from Purdy, Welch & Co

1833-00-00	Purdy, Welch & Co from Purdy, Welch, Finch and Wright menagerie

1831-00-00	Purdy, Welch, Finch and Wright menagerie from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2012-04-11:

Latest document update	2021-09-15 14:58:48

† Caroline is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1835-08-06 at The Zoological Institute, in United States, .

Origin

Caroline was born unknown at Asia unspecified location. and imported 1831 by Unknown, by ship

Comments / pictures

Records about Caroline from Bob Cline

CAROLINE
Female Asian 1831 - arrives in US
1832 - Purdy, Welch, Finch and Wright Menagerie
1833 - Purdy, Welch & Co. Menagerie
1834 - Purdy,Welch & Co. Grand Mammoth Zoological Exhibition
1835 - Zoological Institute in Baltimore, Md.
Died - August 6, 1835 in Rochester, NY

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Caroline, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at The Zoological Institute in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12568. (archived at the Wayback machine)