Ding (DIng-Dong) an Asian elephant at Cole Brothers Circus

† Ding (DIng-Dong) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Cole Brothers Circus, in United States, of accident in 1940-02-21. Official death reason described as fire. (see detailed list).

Origin

Ding (DIng-Dong) was born wild .

The best old female elephant I was ever around was Ding.
Bill Woodcock (1/8/61) to Chappie Fox.

Died in fire at Cole Bros. winter quarters in Rochester, Indiana.

According to Chang Reynolds Ding was a mankiller.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States.
  
• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1968, http://www.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/BW.htm'>Bandwagon
  
• A History of the Cole Bros. Circus 1935-40 by Joseph T. Bradbury. Bandwagon, Vol. 9, No. 5 (Sep-Oct), 1965, pp. 4-8.
  

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• List of elephant mankillers
• More elephants from: Cole Brothers Circus
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• More elephants that died: 1940-02-21
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
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