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Relocated elephants from Sells Brothers Circus in United States

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Sells Brothers Circus had previously 15 elephants relocated to new location.

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure
Present locationImport
1 † ♂ LA - Mike
dead: Born wild Dead: 1907-12-19, ? yrs Reason: accident: burned to death 1878-00-00
1896-00-00
Barnum & Bailey Circus 1875-1877?
2 † ♀ EM - Dyna (Bambi)
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1961-00-00
1965-00-00
Birnam Brothers Circus
3 † ♀ EM - Babe (Babylon)
SSP id: 481
dead: Born wild 1877 Dead: 1937-08-12, 60 yrs Reason: disease: collapsed 1885-00-00
1887-00-00
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
4 † ♀ EM - Boo (Queenie)
SSP id: 684
dead: Born wild Dead: 2013-03-10, ? yrs Reason: euthanised: 1963-00-00
1964-00-00
San Antonio Zoo
5 † ♀ EM - Frieda
dead: Born unknown Dead: 1965-03-05, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1962-00-00
1965-00-00
Birnam Brothers Circus
6 † ♀ EM - Punk (Punkie, Eleanor)
SSP id: 583
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1962-00-00
1964-00-00
Birnam Brothers Circus
7 † ♀ EM - Sells Dutch (Duchess)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1946, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1939-00-00
1896-00-00
Franklin Park Zoo
8 † ♀ EM - Sells Queen
dead: Born wild 1864 Dead: 1930-03-23, 66 yrs Reason: age: 1878-00-00
1896-00-00
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
9 † ♀ EM - Sells Babe
dead: Born Dead: 1915-12-25, ? yrs Reason: : 1896-00-00
1896-00-00
Ringling Bros. Circus
10 † ♀ EM - Barnes Big Ruth
SSP id: 703
dead: Born wild 1896 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1878-00-00
1896-00-00
Barnum & Bailey Circus
11 † ♂ EM - Pilate (Pilot)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1899-04-11, ? yrs Reason: disease: died after unsuccesful castration 1885-00-00
1886-00-00
Great Wallace Shows
12 † ♂ EM - Tobe
dead: Born wild Dead: 1893-03-15, ? yrs Reason: euthanised: Executed in quarters
1890-00-00
Cook and Whitby Shows (Ben Wallace)
13 † ♀ LA - Zip
dead: Born wild Dead: 1893-01-02, ? yrs Reason: disease: swallowed four foot long section of chain that weighed ninety pounds 1878-00-00
1888-00-00
Ringling Bros. Circus
14 † ♂ EM - Sid
dead: Born wild Dead: 1904-12-20, ? yrs Reason: euthanised: 1878-00-00
1896-00-00
Forepaugh-Sells Show
15 † ♀ LA - Fannie (Fanny)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1908-11-00, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1878-00-00
Ringling Bros. Circus


Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Sells Brothers Circus

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Sells Brothers Circus in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2026), available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=687 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
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
2016-01-05 Boo (Queenie):• http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=6485
•  Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  *
•  "I�ll never forget this elephant", McAlester News-Capital, 2006-03-09
•  "Two elephants and a ton of controversy", KVUE.com, 2007-10-05
•  "Kingford Circus #1 (From John Pult)", Buckles Web Log, 2007-11-20
•  "Davenport Elephants #1", Buckles Web Log, 2007-10-28
•  "Davenport Elephants #4", Buckles Web Log, 2007-10-28
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
2013-04-16 Tobe:• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
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 Sells Babe:• *CLIENT
2012-08-28 Pilate (Pilot):• Page80, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus – Dokumentation Teil 2: Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Alexander Haufellner, Jürgen Schilfarth, Georg Schweiger
•  bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/07/barnum-bailey-mooneys-musical.html
•  W. Henry Sheak, The Elephant in Captivity, http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/081596/the-elephant-in-captivity
•  Walter Shaw , W G King Dodds: Castration of an Elephant, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9346757/
2012-04-12 Fannie (Fanny):• Page 20, 46, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus – Dokumentation Teil 2: Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Alexander Haufellner, Jürgen Schilfarth, Georg 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 Teil 2: Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Alexander Haufellner, Jürgen Schilfarth, Georg Schweiger
• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2012-04-11 Zip:• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• Kenton Cornish, Fred Dahlinger:Circus history message board
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/08/from-richard-reynolds_28.html
2011-05-09 Punk (Punkie, Eleanor):• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/06/circus-fans-friends-4.html
2011-04-20 Frieda:• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/07/james-m-cole-elephants-1-from-dick.html
•  http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/08/assorted-elephant-pictures-5.html
2010-10-01 Sid:• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/08/forepaugh-sells-early-1900-from-buckles.html
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/04/forepaugh-sells-c1900-10.html
2010-09-26 Dyna (Bambi):• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/06/to-henry-penndorf.html
2007-07-17 Babe (Babylon):• Time online Article Monday, Aug. 23, 1937


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