Old Josh
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Van Amburg Circus in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Old Josh  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Anuradhapura forest
Capture: 1851 Anuradhapura forest
Imported:1851-05-04 by P. T. Barnum
Freight:by sailship "Regatta"
Death
Dead:
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Van Amburg Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

Van Amburg Circus
from P. T. Barnum

1854-00-00P. T. Barnum
from P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie

1851-05-04P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie
from P. T. Barnum

1851-05-04P. T. Barnum
from Port of Colombo

1851-00-00Port of Colombo
from Anuradhapura forest

Record history
History of updates2022-04-09

Latest document update2022-04-08 16:24:15
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† Old Josh is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Van Amburg Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Old Josh was born wild at Anuradhapura forest, captured 1851 , captured at Anuradhapura forest. and imported 1851-05-04 by P. T. Barnum, by sailship "Regatta"

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Old Josh, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Van Amburg Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5373. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Page 14, 30, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
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