Jan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tarzan Zerbini Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Jan

Identification

SSP nr	725

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 37 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1971 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1974
Death
Dead:	†2008-04-11
Death reason:	disease: Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tarzan Zerbini Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1985-00-00	Tarzan Zerbini Circus from Hubert Castle International Circus

Record history
History of updates	2011-03-03: Previous locations, SSP, Text RE

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Jan is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2008-04-11 at Tarzan Zerbini Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Origin

Jan was born wild 1971, captured 1974 .

Comments / pictures

Former editions of the North American Regional Studbook list 'Jan' with a Temporary ID Number T2380. In the 2010 Update, her number is changed to 725.

Records about Jan from Bob Cline

Jan, Female Asian
1969 to 1985 - Hubert Castle Circus
1981 - Bred to BUKE. ( Bucky Steele elephant )
March 1982 - Showing milk
1985 to 2008 - Tarzan Zerbini Circus
Died - April 11, 2008 of TB
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Contradictory records:

The North American Regional Studbook for the Asian Elephant does not list the same dates of ownership reflected by the Research of Bob Cline.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Jan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tarzan Zerbini Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1865. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
Ryan Easley, USA

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