Saphire
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Schmidt Brothers Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Saphire  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr669
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:* 1972-09-00 unknown
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: :
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Schmidt Brothers Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1976-02-26Schmidt Brothers Circus
from St. Pauls Como Zoo
1973-03-21St. Pauls Como Zoo
from Southwick Wild Animal Farm
Record history
History of updates2016-01-05: SSP nr
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Saphire is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Schmidt Brothers Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Saphire was born unknown 1972-09-00.


Comments / pictures

Unidentified location: CIR SCHMT`?

Records about Saphire from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Saphire:

669 F ~ Sep 1972 WILD WILD THAILAND ~ Sep 1972 NONE Capture Saphire
SOUTHWICK ???? ________ Transfer
ST PAUL 21-Mar-73 171 Transfer
CIR SCHMT 26-Feb-76 ________ ltf

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Saphire, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Schmidt Brothers Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16445. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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