Virginius (Gold Button)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Virginius (Gold Button)  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Imported:1833 by Unknown
Freight:by the ship Star
Death
Dead: 1847
Death reason: accident: drowned when trying to cross Delaware river
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United, in United States

Date of arrival

Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United
from James Raymond

1842-00-00James Raymond
from June, Titus, Angevine and Co

1839-00-00June, Titus, Angevine and Co
from The Zoological Institute

1835-00-00The Zoological Institute
from Miller, Yale, and Sands

1835-00-00Miller, Yale, and Sands
from Miller, Mead and Delavans Grand Menagerie

1834-00-00Miller, Mead and Delavans Grand Menagerie 1834-00-00
from Miller, Mead and Olmstead menagerie

1833-00-00Miller, Mead and Olmstead menagerie
from Port of Philadelphia

1833-00-00Port of Philadelphia
from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-04-10

Latest document update2021-09-15 15:04:17
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† Virginius (Gold Button) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1847 at Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United, in United States, . Official death reason described as drowned when trying to cross Delaware river.

Origin

Virginius (Gold Button) was born wild at Asia unspecified location. and imported 1833 by Unknown, by the ship Star


Comments / pictures

came with the ship Star to Philadelphia in 1833.

Records about Virginius (Gold Button) from Bob Cline

VIRGINIUS 1833 - Miller, Mead & Olmsted was called GOLD BUTTON )
Male Asian 1834 - Miller, Mead, & Delavan Menagerie
1835 - Miller, Mead, & Delavan / Zoological Institute
1835 - Miller, Yale, Sands, & Co. Menagerie ( name changed to Virginius )
1836 - Menagerie of Wild Beasts from Zoological Institute, Baltimore
1837 - Menagerie & American Arena Co.
1838 - A. Hunt & Co.
1839 to 1842 - June, Titus, Angevine & Co.
1842 - sold to James Raymond
1843 to 1845 - Raymond Menagerie ( part of four elephant hitch )
1846 to 1847 - Raymond Menagerie ( paired up with Pizarro )
Died - April 15, 1847 swimming across the Delaware River with Pizarro

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Virginius (Gold Button), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5377. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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