Barney (Moton)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Cole Brothers Circus in United States

Biography
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Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Cole Brothers Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1935-00-00Cole Brothers Circus
from Memphis Zoo

1926-00-00Memphis Zoo
from Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

Record history
History of updates2012-04-22: 

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Barney (Moton) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Cole Brothers Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Barney (Moton) was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Records about Barney (Moton) from Bob Cline

MOTON / BARNEY
Male Asian 1926 - Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
1926 to 1935 - Memphis Zoo
1935 to 1937 - Cole Bros. Circus

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


Records about Barney (Moton) from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
"There was a "Moton" with H-W in 1926 but was only with the show one season and was sold to a zoo. However he resurfaced in 1935 with the newly framed Cole Bros. Circus where his name was changed to "Barney".
Buckles

http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/01/from-bill-strong-1.html

William "Buckles" Woodcock
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Barney (Moton), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Cole Brothers Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2876. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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