Tara
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sole Brothers Circus in Australia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Tara  dead elephant

Identification

ASMP nr45

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 29 years old
Origin
Born:* 1958 unknown
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1987-10-00
Death reason: accident: road accident
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Sole Brothers Circus, in Australia

Date of arrival

1965-12-24Sole Brothers Circus
from Perth Zoo

1963-00-00Perth Zoo
from Adelaide Zoo

1963-02-11Adelaide Zoo
from Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)

Record history
History of updates2023-12-10

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† Tara is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1987-10-00 at Sole Brothers Circus, in Australia, . Official death reason described as road accident.

Origin

Tara was born unknown 1958.


Comments / pictures

1963: Shipped to Australia from Singapore.

1963: A whole Group of elephants arrived in that shipment including Tara who was also quarantined at Adelaide and went on to Perth Zoo where they couldnt handle her so she was eventually sold to Sole Bros Circus.

1981-12: fell from a semi trailer, sustaining a gash to the head above the right eye.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Tara, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sole Brothers Circus in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2067. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Murray Guy, Records Officer, Adelaide Zoo.
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