Tip (Tippoo Sahib)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Central Park Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Tip (Tippoo Sahib)  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr692 / T2299
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 23 years old
Origin
Born:* 1871 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1894-05-11
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Central Park Zoo, in United States
Date of arrival
1888-01-00Central Park Zoo
from Adam Forepaugh Circus
Record history
History of updates2016-01-05: SSP nr
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Tip (Tippoo Sahib) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1894-05-11 at Central Park Zoo, in United States, .

Origin

Tip (Tippoo Sahib) was born wild 1871.


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Records about Tip (Tippoo Sahib) from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Tip (Tippoo Sahib):

692 M ~ 1871 WILD WILD ASIA ???? NONE Capture Tip
TOULON ???? ________ Transfer
HAMBURG ???? ________ Transfer
FOREPAUGH ~ 1878 ________ Transfer
CENTRALPK ~ Jan 1888 ________ Transfer
11 May 1894 Death

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Tip (Tippoo Sahib), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Central Park Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2607. (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

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