Radar Daffodil around 1967,Daisy around 74 or 75. I recall Al showing me the bill of sale; around $8000,00 for Daisy. Quite a sum at that time.I believe Jergen Schultz was the broker.I would say Daisy was around 350 to 400 pounds. Quite small at the time.
Riverdale Zoo, Toronto Dolly- Asian female -Arrived June 16th,1965-Vietnam -Sold to Garden Bros. Circus, Sept./68 -Sold to Al Vidbel -Died in Colorado
Bowmanville Zoo, Bowmanville: Daisy June- Thailand female- born May/68 -Arrived Nov./68 -She was six months old on arrival -Sold to the Garden Bros. Circus -Sold to Al Vidbel (who also owned Dandelion and Daffodil) -Sold to Bobby Moore -Name changed to Asia -Sold to Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus
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When did Vidbel acquire these elephants?
Radar
Daffodil around 1967,Daisy around 74 or 75. I recall Al showing me the bill of sale; around $8000,00 for Daisy. Quite a sum at that time.I believe Jergen Schultz was the broker.I would say Daisy was around 350 to 400 pounds. Quite small at the time.
Radar,
I wonder why, was it Daffodil turned into such a renegade?
Wade Burck
Addendum to Radar,
Riverdale Zoo, Toronto
Dolly- Asian female
-Arrived June 16th,1965-Vietnam
-Sold to Garden Bros. Circus, Sept./68
-Sold to Al Vidbel
-Died in Colorado
Bowmanville Zoo, Bowmanville:
Daisy June- Thailand female- born May/68
-Arrived Nov./68
-She was six months old on arrival
-Sold to the Garden Bros. Circus
-Sold to Al Vidbel (who also owned Dandelion and Daffodil)
-Sold to Bobby Moore
-Name changed to Asia
-Sold to Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Wade Burck
I think someone told me that the Vidbel elephants were billed as "The Flower Power" elephants at one time.
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