Saturday, April 16, 2011

To Richard Reynolds


IMAG0147, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

This is Gary Jacobson's elephant "Smokey" who weighs in at 16,000 pounds.
Twice the size of "Anna May".

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

OOOOHHHH Mama, That's a big boy!

Larry allen Dean said...

He's how old ? around 30 ?
he looks young

Jon Pult said...

I'm curious, I was just in Munich and had the opportunity to see Circus Krone (probably the best show I've ever seen). How does this fellow measure up with Colonel Joe?

Buckles said...

Gary told me "Smokey" was the last of the Roman Schmitt calves.
Sold to and named by Bobby Moore in 1985.
Purchased by Gary in 1993.

Buckles said...

I havn't seen "Joe" in long while but I don't see how he could be this big.
I wish Shannon had taken a picture of him head-on. I swear he looks almost as wide as he does long.

Jon Pult said...

So, wait a minute, you're saying that Krone's claim that "Joe" is the largest elephant in the world is mere circus ballyhoo! I can't believe it!

Ole Whitey said...

Was this elephant originally called Rhani?

TheShaz said...

I should have taken a pic from the front. He is as wide as he is long almost.

JIM ELLIOTT said...

If the guy on the left would consider losing that fat belly, he might have a chance of growing as tall as the rest of his friends, or at least to the top of Smokey's hind leg.
I'll see if I can have a talk with him, and see if he can do something about his weight.

Darryl said...

I believe this was ronnie named for reagan born in 1983

Anonymous said...

Were Gary and Smokey (as a punk) on Nordmark's International All-Star Circus is 1978???
Cindy Potter