Ringling Trilby
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Ringling Trilby

Alternative name:	One-Eyed Trilby

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀

People killed:	1
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1942-08-04
Death location:	Cleveland
Death reason:	accident: died in Cleveland Menagerie Fire
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1919-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from Ringling Bros. Circus

Record history
History of updates	2012-10-02: mankiller 2025-03-30: birth

Latest document update	2025-03-30 19:05:47

† Ringling Trilby is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1942-08-04 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as died in Cleveland Menagerie Fire.

Casualties

1 casualties

1936-10-08: elephant keeper Lee Roberti fatal attack by Ringling Trilby. elephant startled when Roberti approached her to put a collar over her head, grabbed him with her trunk, threw him against the wall of the elephant car, and when he fell to the floor, placed her foot on his head. † Lee Roberti Died 1936-10-08, Beaumont.

Origin

Ringling Trilby was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Records about Ringling Trilby from Bob Cline

TRILBY ( Ringling )
Female Asian 1895 to 1918 - Ringling Bros. Circus
1919 to 1942 - RBBB ( See One-Eyed Trilby )
Died - Aug. 4, 1942 in Cleveland Menagerie Fire

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

1936-10-08: Beaumont: Killed Mr Roberti of Springfield, Mass.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Ringling Trilby, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12841. (archived at the Wayback machine)