Betts
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Betts  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Forepaugh-Sells Show, in United States

Date of arrival

1910-00-00Forepaugh-Sells Show
from Gollmar Brothers Circus

1908-00-00Gollmar Brothers Circus
from Forepaugh-Sells Show

1896-00-00Forepaugh-Sells Show
from Adam Forepaugh Circus

Record history
History of updates2023-04-29

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Betts is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Forepaugh-Sells Show, in United States, .

Origin

Betts was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Adam Forepaugh jr, was almost killed in Lancaster New Hampshire by the dancing elephant,"Old Dick' while trying to load him aboard Forepaugh's elephant palace car.

He was knocked off his horse on to the ground by the elephant and probably about to be gored, when he was saved in a nick of time by the big elephant"Old Betts' who knocked Old Dick away


Records about Betts from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
From Buckles Woodcocks blog:
Betts in Forepaugh-Sells  Show

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Betts, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3022. (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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