Tommy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
King Royal Circus (Gopher Davenport) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Tommy  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 21 years old
Origin
Born:* 1972 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1993
Death reason: killed: shot; unmanageable
Locations - owners
Present / last location:King Royal Circus (Gopher Davenport), in United States
Date of arrival
1988-00-00King Royal Circus (Gopher Davenport)
from Unknown
Unknown
from Ford Brothers Circus
1982-00-00Ford Brothers Circus
from Eugene Johnson
Record history
History of updates2011-02-24: New elephant RE
2011-05-14: Death RE
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Tommy is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1993 at King Royal Circus (Gopher Davenport), in United States, . Official death reason described as shot; unmanageable.

Origin

Tommy was born wild 1972.


Comments / pictures

Records about Tommy from Bob Cline

Tommy, Male Asian
Eugene Johnson
1982 to 1985 - Ford Bros. Circus
1988 to 1990 - King Royal Circus
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".


Tommy was approximately 18 years old at the time of his death.
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tommy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at King Royal Circus (Gopher Davenport) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6408. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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