Kelly
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Carson & Barnes Circus in United States

Biography
♀ Kelly
Viola left, Kelly right
Viola left, Kelly right

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 55 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1971
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1996
(dead 1996-00-00)
stillborn SSP id: 748
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Carson & Barnes Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1971-06-00Carson & Barnes Circus
Record history
History of updates2009-01-29: New elephant
2023-11-11: Updated as dead
2024-02-04: Updated as living

Latest document update2024-02-04 16:33:00

Biography


Kelly is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Carson & Barnes Circus, in United States.

Kelly arrived in 1971-06-00 to the Carson & Barnes Circus,

Social

Kelly lives together with 7 other elephants at the Carson & Barnes Circus: (detailed list)

  1. Becky born 1969
  2. Bunnie
  3. Chang born 1972
  4. Isa born 1970
  5. Isla born 1968
  6. Lulu born 1975
  7. Viola born 1966?

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 1996 -- † 1996-00-00 stillborn SSP id: 748


Origin

Kelly was born wild 1970, captured 1971 .


Comments / pictures

Isa, Lilly, Alta, Viola, and Margaret were babies about mid chest high when I took them to Mexico City in 1975 for Atayde Bros Circus. A few months prior to this I had picked up 3 other baby elephants Obert (who became their breeding bull) Kelly, and Tracey and presented them on Clyde Bros Circus for a short time. This was in the mid 70's when Carson and Barnes had 47 baby elephants(and 3 adults and a young African named Paula) on their show all between the ages of 3 and 6. In order to tell them apart as there were so many, they stenciled their names on their foreheads with white spray paint. 3 long picket lines of baby elephants. A sight which will never be seen again.
The Circus No-Spin Zone, Carson and Barnes Elephants, 01/28/2009

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kelly, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Carson & Barnes Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4594. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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