the first elephant was brought to america in 1796.
the first elephant was brought to america in 1796.
when was the first elephant brought to america?
1796
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old bet (died july 24, 1816) was the first circus elephant and the second elephant brought to the united states. there are reports of an elephant brought to the united states in 1796, but it is not known for certain that this was the elephant that was later named old bet.









































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the first elephant brought to the united states was in 1796, aboard the "america" which set sail from calcutta for new york on december 3, 1795.
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the zoo became popular locally in 1953, when rosy the asian elephant was acquired. the zoo became world-famous in 1962 when the asian elephant "packy" was born. he was the first elephant born in the western hemisphere in 44 years and was (as of 2010) the tallest asian elephant in the united states at 10.5 ft (3.2 m) tall. a total of 28 more calves have been born at the oregon zoo, including seven sired by packy (two of which, shine and rama, remained at the zoo), making it the most successful zoo elephant breeding program in the world. on august 23, 2008, rose-tu, the granddaughter of the zoo's first elephant rosy, gave birth to a son named samudra. the birth made samudra the first third-generation captive-born elephant in north america.
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