Davio Casartelli

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Davio Casartelli
Picture of Davio  Casartelli
Profession circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Born 1956

Residence
Country Italy

Locations
Title elephant trainer -1994
Location at Circus Medrano-Casartelli in Italy

Biography details

Davio Casartelli , circus elephant trainer in Italy

Casartelli was born * 1956 , son of director Leonida Casartelli and artist Wally Togni .

1988: In 1988 Davio Casartelli with the elephantesses Tali, Batman and Kanaudy repeated Hannibal's crossing of the Alps. 800 km on foot, starting on March 30 from Perpignan in France to arrive in Turin on April 19, making a series of stages with a following of about 100 people. The arrival in Turin took place in the center, in Piazza Castello where a large crowd and the mayor of the city were waiting for them. It was a historic undertaking, which all the media talked about, within a charity marathon in favor of Research against leukemia, called "Ian Botham Hannibal Walk" after its inventor who wanted to re-propose the historic crossing. Documentaries, news reports and articles in print were made. In each city the expedition was awaited by fanfares in historical costumes and a cheering crowd. That charity marathon raised 31 billion lire.


Siblings

Siblings through the father Leonida Casartelli (1924 -- 1978):

  1. Heros Casartelli Born 1949
  2. Ghisi Casartelli Born 1944
  3. Josette Casartelli Born 1947 Dead: † 1997-02-08
  4. Liviana Casartelli Born 1960

Davio Casartellis ancestral Ahnentafel:

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Davio Casartelli
Born: 1956

Father:
Leonida Casartelli

Born: 1924
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Paternal Grandfather:
Umberto Casartelli

Born: 1893
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Paternal Great-grandfather:
Pietro Casartelli
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Paternal Grandmother:
Eleonora Gerardi

Born: 1898
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Paternal Great-grandfather::
Paternal Great-grandmother:

Mother:
Wally Togni

Born: ?
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Maternal Grandfather:
Ugo Togni

Born: 1897
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
Aristide Togni
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Teresa De Bianchi
Maternal Grandmother:


Born:
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
Maternal Great-grandmother:


Davio Casartelli is mentioned on 1 location pagesCircus Medrano-Casartelli,  

Davio Casartelli is mentioned on 3 elephant record pagesBatman,  Kanaudy,  Tali,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant trainer Davio Casartelli in Italy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=962. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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