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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Dick  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr691

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1900-04-21
Death reason: euthanised: Executed by strangulation closing day in Madison Sq. Garden
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Forepaugh-Sells Show, in United States

Date of arrival

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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† Dick is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1900-04-21 at Forepaugh-Sells Show, in United States, . Official death reason described as Executed by strangulation closing day in Madison Sq. Garden.

Origin

Dick 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 Dick from SSPNorth American Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Dick:

691 M ???? WILD WILD ASIA ???? NONE Capture Dick
FOREPAUGH ???? DICK Transfer
FORE-SELL ???? DICK Transfer
21-Apr-00 Death

Source: SSP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Dick, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3024. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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