Relocated elephants from Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Forepaugh-Sells Show had previously 23 elephants relocated to new location.
1	† ♀ EM - Veneda EEP id: 0202	dead: Born wild Dead: 1942-10-15, ? yrs Reason: shot: Musculoskeletal	1910-00-00 1912-00-00	Frankfurt Zoo	1902
2	† ♂ LA - Mike	dead: Born wild Dead: 1907-12-19, ? yrs Reason: accident: burned to death	1896-00-00 1907-00-00	Barnum & Bailey Circus	1875-1877?
3	† ♀ EM - Boston	dead: Born wild Dead: 1920, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1900-00-00 1906-00-00	Bill Newton (Lucky Bill Show, Honest Bill Show)
4	† ♀ EM - Ringling Nellie	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1910-00-00 1912-00-00	Cuba unspecified location
5	† ♀ EM - Rubber	dead: Born wild Dead: 1939-08-06, ? yrs Reason: accident: tractor trailer crash in Mind Spring, VA	1910-00-00 1912-00-00	Russell Brothers Circus
6	† ♀ EM - Columbia (Victoria)	dead: Born wild Dead: 1933, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1932-00-00 1912-00-00	William P. Hall Animal Farm
7	† ♀ EM - Mary	dead: Born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1907-00-00	Unknown
8	† ♀ EM - Sells Dutch (Duchess)	dead: Born wild Dead: 1946, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1910-00-00 1912-00-00	Franklin Park Zoo
9	† ♀ EM - Lou	dead: Born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1910-00-00 1911-00-00	Yankee Robinson Circus
10	† ♀ EM - Sells Queen	dead: Born wild 1864 Dead: 1930-03-23, 66 yrs Reason: age:	1910-00-00 1912-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
11	† ♀ EM - Romeo	dead: Born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1910-00-00 1912-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
12	† ♀ EM - Lena	dead: Born Dead: 1914-03-11, ? yrs Reason: :	1910-00-00 1911-00-00	Gillespie Brothers Circus
13	† ♂ EM - Rio (Ryo)	dead: Born wild Dead: 1928-06-20, ? yrs Reason: euthanised: executed in New Haven Conn. after stampade	1910-00-00 1911-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
14	† ♂ EM - Old John	dead: Born wild Dead: 1932-01-16, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1896-00-00 1911-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
15	† ♀ LA - Fanchon	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1910-00-00 1913-00-00	Howes Great London Circus (Mugivan and Bowers)
16	† ♀ EM - Sells Babe	dead: Born Dead: 1915-12-25, ? yrs Reason: :	1896-00-00 1908-00-00	Ringling Bros. Circus
17	† ♀ EM - Katie	dead: Born Dead: 1948, ? yrs Reason: :	1905-00-00 1908-00-00	Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
18	† ♀ EM - Betts	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1896-00-00 1908-00-00	Forepaugh-Sells Show
19	† ♀ EM - Gypsie (Gypsy)	dead: Born wild Dead: 1910-04-30, ? yrs Reason: killed: execution by strangulation	1904-00-00 1908-00-00	Ringling Bros. Circus
20	† ♀ EM - Barnes Big Ruth SSP id: 703	dead: Born wild 1896 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1896-00-00 1908-00-00	Barnum & Bailey Circus
21	† ♀ EM - 4-Paw Babe	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1896-00-00	Barnum & Bailey Circus
22	† ♀ EM - Topsy (4-Paw Topsy, Crooked-tail Topsy)	dead: Born wild 1875 Dead: 1903-01-04, 28 yrs Reason: euthanised: electrocution with 6,600 volts by Thomas Edison	1902-00-00	Luna Park
23	† ♀ LA - Fannie (Fanny)	dead: Born wild Dead: 1908-11-00, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1888-00-00	Ringling Bros. Circus

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Forepaugh-Sells Show

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1235 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-12-05	Rubber:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Howes Great London Circus, Season of 1921 By Joseph T. Bradbury. Bandwagon, Vol. 8, No. 5, 1964, pp. 4-13. • https://eu.newsleader.com/story/news/2018/12/04/great-mint-spring-elephant-hunt-augusta-county-virginia-circus-fatal-crash/2206147002/
2016-01-05	Barnes Big Ruth:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/09/ruth-2.html
2013-07-07	Sells Dutch (Duchess):	• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1967, Bandwagon • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2013-07-01	Topsy (4-Paw Topsy, Crooked-tail Topsy):	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/08/4-paw-sells-africans-7.html
2013-06-13	Old John:	• http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/52631/ • Americas elephants by Bob Cline. • Richard Reynolds • Page 62, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger • The New York Times, April 11, 1884. • http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F30D11FA395C15738DDDA80A94DB405B8484F0D3
2012-10-31	Rio (Ryo):	• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1967, Bandwagon
2012-10-31	Veneda:	• Animals Are My Life, by Lorenz Hagenbeck • Page 62, Carl Hagenbeck, by Haug von Kuenheim • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Buckles Weblog • Page 49, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2012-10-31	Sells Queen:	• Circus history message board: What Ever Became of Famous Circus Elephant, 21 January, 2006 • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-31	Columbia (Victoria):	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-31	Gypsie (Gypsy):	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • http://circusnospin.blogspot.com/2012/06/what-is-going-on-here-ringling-bros.html
2012-10-31	4-Paw Babe:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-31	Ringling Nellie:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/05/from-nigel-rothfels.html
2012-10-31	Mary:	• The Ringling Elephants 1888-1967, Bandwagon • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-31	Katie:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-31	Romeo:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-31	Sells Babe:	• *CLIENT
2012-10-30	Betts:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-30	Fanchon:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Howes Great London Circus, Season of 1921 By Joseph T. Bradbury. Bandwagon, Vol. 8, No. 5, 1964, pp. 4-13.
2012-10-30	Lena:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-10-30	Lou:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-04-12	Fannie (Fanny):	• Page 20, 46, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-04-11	Mike:	• White Tops, June 1931, page 6 • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/12/1908-barnum-bailey-program-5_31.html#comment-c6186123854218006070 • Page 20, 50, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2008-10-25	Boston:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants

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Forepaugh-Sells Show had previously 23 elephants relocated to new location.

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