Romeo (Canada, Selim)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Adam Forepaugh Circus in United States

dead elephant ☨ ♂ Romeo (Canada, Selim)  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
People killed:7
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1872-06-05
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Adam Forepaugh Circus, in United States
Date of arrival
1867-00-00Adam Forepaugh Circus
from Dan Rice Circus
1866-00-00Dan Rice Circus
from Franconies Hippodrome
Franconies Hippodrome
from Seth B. Howes
Seth B. Howes
from P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie
1851-00-00P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie
from Sands, Lent and Co American Circus
1849-00-00Sands, Lent and Co American Circus 1849-00-00
from Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United
1848-00-00Raymond & Warings Menagerie, Museum and Circus United
from Van Amburg Circus
Record history
History of updates2012-01-12: 
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

† Romeo (Canada, Selim) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1872-06-05 at Adam Forepaugh Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Romeo (Canada, Selim) was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Killed 7 men:
The noted death-dealing elephant Romeo, who killed three keepers before being brought to this country, where he succeeded in killing four more.The life of dan Rice, by Maria Ward Brown

Records about Romeo (Canada, Selim) from Bob Cline


1846 - Van Amburgh & Co. ( Called SELIM ) ( Stuart Thayers Annals of the American Circus 1793 to 1860, page 322 )
1847 - Van Amburgh & Co. ( called ROMEO ) ( Stuart Thayers Annals of the American Circus 1793 to 1860, page 323 )
1848 - Circus and Menagerie of June, Titus, and Co. ( Stuart Thayers Annals of the American Circus 1793 to 1860, pages 457 )
1949 - June , Titus, & Co. Circus and Menagerie Combined ( see Syracuse (NY) Daily Journal,
1851 to 1854 - Barnum's Asiatic Caravan ( Called Canada ) ( see Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, January 28, 1900, page 15 )

1854 - sold to Seth B. Howes


1859 - Mabie's Menagerie and Circus ( Stuart Thayers Annals of the American Circus 1793 to 1860, pages 542 )
1860 - Mabie's Circus and Menagerie ( Stuart Thayers Annals of the American Circus 1793 to 1860, pages 542 )
1861 to 1865 - E.F. & J. Mabie Circus ( Romeo & Juliet - 2 elephants )

1866 - Dan Rice's Interesting School of Educated Animals
1866 - Dan Rice's Mammoth Menagerie & North American Circus ( see The Daily Evening Star (NY), Sept. 20, 1866 )

1867 to 1872 - Adam Forepaugh
Died June 5, 1872 in Chicago, Ill. ( see Philadelphia Record, 1887 )
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Romeo (Canada, Selim), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Adam Forepaugh Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5381. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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