ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Chicago Bf Zoo, United States</TITLE> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META name="title" content="Asian elephants at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago"> <META name="keywords" content="zoo, elephant, Ziggy, Lewis, Brookfield, Chicago, Illinois"> <META name="description" content="Asian elephants at the zoological gardens of the world"> <LINK rel="StyleSheet" type="text/css" href="../data/look.css"> <LINK rel="Shortcut Icon" href="../elephas.ico"> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="../data/container.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="../data/eletop.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT>var annee = new Date();</SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY leftmargin=2 bgcolor=E0E0E0> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript> function gall(showtext) { document.getElementById('showfeld').innerHTML=showtext; } onload=scrollInit; </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript">d.write(menu.sm)</SCRIPT> <DIV align=center> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY class=wup> <TR><TD width=28><IMG src="../pics/bl.gif"></TD> <TD align=center width=789 style="background-image: url(../pics/cb.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x"><B>Asian elephants at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago</B></TD> <TD align=center width=150 style="background-image: url(../pics/cb.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x"><A class=bak href="http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/"> Official Homepage</A></TD> <TD width=28><IMG src="../pics/br.gif"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY class=bak> <TR valign=center height=30><TD width=2></TD> <TD><SCRIPT language="Javascript">d.write(menu.m)</SCRIPT></TD> <TD>&nbsp;<A class=bak href="#Elephants">Zoo Elephants</A></TD> <TD>&nbsp;<A class=bak href="#History">Elephant History</A></TD> <TD>&nbsp;<A class=bak href="#Births">Elephant Births</A></TD> <TD>&nbsp;<IMG src="../pics/ewalk.gif">&nbsp;</TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY class=bak> <TR> <TD><IMG src="../pics/el.gif"></TD> <TD width="100%" align=center style="background-image: url(../pics/sb.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x"> Photos of the Asian elephants at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago in the United States</TD> <TD><IMG src="../pics/er.gif"></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=boz border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY> <TR><TD align=center valign=bottom height=22 width="34%"> <B>Brookfield Zoo : 28 Photos</B></TD> <TD class=allb rowspan=5 height=505 width="66%"> <DIV id="showfeld"><IMG src="ChiBf21.jpg" border=1><BR> Postcard 21: Elephant exhibit in the 1970&#146;s</TD></TR> <TR><TD class=all align=center height=28>The zoo keeps no more Asian elephants since 1990</TD></TR> <TR><TD align=center height=18> <DIV id="divUp"> <A class=heb href="#" onmouseover="scroll(-10)" onmouseout="noScroll()"> <IMG border=0 src="../pics/eleup.gif"></A></DIV></TD></TR> <TR><TD align=center height=400> <DIV id="divCont" style="visibility:visible;"> <DIV id="divSent" style="visibility:visible;" class=all> Postcard 21 - 1970's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 22 - 1970's:&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf21.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 21: Elephant exhibit in the 1970&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf21p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf22.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 22: Ziggy, male elephant in the 1970&#146;s - Zoo Book');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf22p.jpg"></A> <BR> Postcard 19 - 1960's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Postcard 20 - 1960's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf19.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 19: Elephant calf in the 1960&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf19p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf20.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 20: Elephant calf in the 1960&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf20p.jpg"></A> <BR> Postcard 17 - 1940's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Postcard 18 - 1940's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf17.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 17: Elephant exhibit in the 1940&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf17p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf18.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 18: Elephant exhibit in the 1940&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf18p.jpg"></A> <BR> Photo 15 - 1940's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 16 - 1940's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf15.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 15: Asian elephants in the 1940&#146;s - Zoo Guide 1952');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf15p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf16.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 16: Interior elephant house in the 1940&#146;s - Zoo Guide 1952');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf16p.jpg"></A> <BR> Postcard 13 - 1940's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 14 - 1940's:&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf13.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 13: Elephants in the 1940&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf13p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf14.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 14: Asian elephants in the 1940&#146;s - Zoo Guide 1952');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf14p.jpg"></A> <BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 11 - 1930's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 12 - 04/1941: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf11.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 11: Ziggy attacking his trainer George Lewis - Copyright &#169; 1930&#146;s by Max Arthur');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf11p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf12.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 12: Ziggy trying to gore his trainer George Lewis on April 26, 1941');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf12p.jpg"></A> <BR> Photo 09 - 1930's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 10 - 1930's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf09.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 09: Ziggy, male elephant (&#134; 28.10.1975) in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf09p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf10.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 10: Minnie and Ziggy in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf10p.jpg"></A> <BR> Photo 07 - 1930's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 08 - 1930's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf07.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 07: Elephant exhibit in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf07p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf08.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 08: Elephant exhibit in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf08p.jpg"></A> <BR> Postcard 05 - 1930's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Postcard 06 - 1930's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf05.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 05: Elephant exhibit in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf05p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf06.jpg border=1><BR>Postcard 06: Asian elephants in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf06p.jpg"></A> <BR> Photo 03 - 1930's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 04 - 1930's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf03.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 03: Ziggy and his trainer George Lewis in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf03p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf04.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 04: Ziggy and his trainer George Lewis in the 1930&#146;s');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf04p.jpg"></A> <BR> Photo 01 - 1930's: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photo 02 - 1930's: <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf01.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 01: Interior elephant house in the 1930&#146;s - Zoo Guide 1936');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf01p.jpg"></A>&nbsp; <A onclick="gall('<IMG src=ChiBf02.jpg border=1><BR>Photo 02: Nancy in the 1930&#146;s - Zoo Guide 1936');" href="#"><IMG border=1 src="ChiBf02p.jpg"></A> </DIV></DIV> </TD></TR> <TR><TD align=center valign=top height=37> <DIV id="divDown"><A class=heb href="#" onmouseover="scroll(10)" onmouseout="noScroll()"> <IMG border=0 src="../pics/eledown.gif"></A></DIV></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE><TBODY><TR><A name="Elephants"><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY class=bak> <TR> <TD><IMG src="../pics/el.gif"></TD> <TD width="100%" align=center style="background-image: url(../pics/sb.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x"> Record of the Asian elephants at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago</TD> <TD><IMG src="../pics/er.gif"></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=boz border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=995> <TBODY> <TR><TD> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY class=all><TR> <TD width=70>Name</TD> <TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>-</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD></TR> <TR><TD colspan=130 bgcolor=000000></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Nancy</TD><TD colspan=33>26.10.33 - 19.01.51 &#134;</TD><TD class=3 colspan=19></TD><TD colspan=77></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Judy</TD><TD colspan=34>13.06.34 from Jones Cir. - 02.06.43 to</TD><TD class=3 colspan=10><A class=n href="../chicagolp/chicagolp.htm">Chicago LP</A></TD><TD colspan=85></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Minnie</TD><TD colspan=34>03.11.34 from <A class=n href="../gainesville/gainesville.htm">Gainesville</A> - 22.09.76 &#134;</TD><TD class=3 colspan=43></TD><TD colspan=52></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>1.0 Ziggy</TD><TD colspan=36>28.07.36 from Midget Cir. - 28.10.75 &#134;</TD><TD class=3 colspan=40></TD><TD colspan=53></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Babe</TD><TD colspan=47>19.06.47 - 05/1964 to <A class=n href="../portland/portland.htm">Portland</A> and 10.09.66 - 18.02.9</TD><TD class=3 colspan=18>0 &#134;</TD><TD colspan=1></TD><TD class=3 colspan=25></TD><TD colspan=38></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD colspan=130 bgcolor=C0C0C0 height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD height=1></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Melinda</TD><TD colspan=52>10.05.52 - 30.10.53 &#134;</TD><TD class=3 colspan=2></TD><TD colspan=75></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Lucky</TD><TD colspan=60>10.05.60 - 25.10.61 to B.Steele, later to <A class=n href="../sanantonio/sanantonio.htm">San Antonio</A></TD><TD class=3 colspan=2></TD><TD colspan=67></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Cookie</TD><TD colspan=62>10.05.62 - 11.10.63 &#134;</TD><TD class=3 colspan=2></TD><TD colspan=65></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Dolly</TD><TD colspan=64>12.05.64 - 06.11.65 to Gr.Am.Show</TD><TD class=3 colspan=2></TD><TD colspan=63></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Cora</TD><TD colspan=66>31.05.66 from <A class=n href="../portland/portland.htm">Portland</A> - 23.10.68 to Ringling Br.</TD><TD class=3 colspan=3></TD><TD colspan=60></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD colspan=130 bgcolor=C0C0C0 height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD height=1></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Suki</TD><TD colspan=69>05.06.69 from <A class=n href="../detroit/detroit.htm">Detroit</A> - 05.06.72 to <A class=n href="../peoria/peoria.htm">Peoria</A></TD><TD class=3 colspan=4></TD><TD colspan=56></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>0.1 Patience</TD><TD colspan=75>27.02.75 - 30.10.90 to <A class=n href="../springfield/springfield.htm">Springfield</A></TD><TD class=3 colspan=16></TD><TD colspan=38></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=3></TD></TR> <TR><TD>1.0 Pete</TD><TD colspan=77>06.05.77 from Christ. Br. - 13.06.79 to R.Williams, later to <A class=n href="../neworleans/neworleans.htm">New Orleans</A></TD><TD class=3 colspan=3></TD><TD colspan=49></TD></TR> <TR><TD height=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE><TBODY><TR><A name="History"><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY class=bak> <TR> <TD><IMG src="../pics/el.gif"></TD> <TD width="100%" align=center style="background-image: url(../pics/sb.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x"> Additional photos of the Asian elephants at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago</TD> <TD><IMG src="../pics/er.gif"></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=boz border=0 cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=1 width=995> <TBODY class=allb> <TR> <TD colspan=4>The destiny of North America's most famous elephant Ziggy</TD></TR> <TR> <TD colspan=3 class=all>The tragic story of Ziggy began in 1920 when he was shipped to the United States from India as a one-year-old calf and was named after the showman Florenz Ziegfield, who bought the elephant as a birthday present for his daughter. Later sold to the Singer's Midget Circus, Ziggy toured through the United States and Europe. In 1936 the circus decided to sell the elephant for his rambunctious behavior while he escaped in San Diego. The Brookfield Zoo bought Ziggy for $800 where he arrived on July 28 and became one of the most famous residents of the zoo.</TD> <TD rowspan=5><IMG border=1 src="hChiBf01.jpg"><BR>Ziggy in solitary</TD></TR> <TR> <TD rowspan=4><IMG border=1 src="hChiBf02.jpg"><BR>Ziggy performing with Lewis</TD> <TD colspan=2 class=all> At that time the Brookfield Zoo opened one of the largest pachyderm houses in a zoo, which had regretfully some constructional defects. So Ziggy was unable to reach the outside exhibit because there was no direct access to it and he could be led by nobody anymore. George 'Slim' Lewis was hired to get Ziggy back under control and for the next years he managed him at the zoo in direct contact as it was done with him in former circus times. After Ziggy, being in musth, charged his trainer George Lewis on April 26, 1941, who escaped with minor injuries, he spent almost 30 years in solitary confinement indoors, tethered to a wall with a chain of variable length.</TD></TR> <TR><TD colspan=2 class=all>In 1969 the new zoo director announced that he wanted to let Ziggy go outdoors again and the zoo would need $50,000 for this endeavor. But before building the new facility for the elephant, his former trainer Lewis was flown in to lead him out to see how he would react being outside again after all those years. On September 23, 1970, Ziggy saw the sun for the first time in nearly 30 years. A major fund-raising campaign by the zoo, with notable contributions from schoolchildren, allowed then the construction of a large, safe indoor-outdoor enclosure which was opened in the summer of 1971 when the work was completed.</TD></TR> <TR><TD colspan=2 class=all>While the indoor enclosure was renovated in March 1975, Ziggy had to evade into a stall with no barriers. After he stretched too far across the 8-feet-deep moat inside the elephant house to reach for his keeper he fell head first into it. Workers built a ramp with 40 tons of gravel so Ziggy could extricate himself. But he never was quite the same and only half a year later Ziggy's mournful story ended ingloriously on October 28, 1975, when he died at an age of 56 at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. His remains were given to his final resting place, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.</TD></TR> <TR><TD><IMG src="a.gif"></TD><TD><IMG src="a.gif"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colspan=2><IMG border=1 src="hChiBf03.jpg"><BR>Elephant exhibit in the 1930's</TD> <TD colspan=2><IMG border=1 src="hChiBf04.jpg"><BR>Elephant exhibit in the 1940's</TD></TR> <TR> <TD colspan=2><IMG border=1 src="hChiBf05.jpg"><BR>Former Asian elephant yard 2006</TD> <TD colspan=2><IMG border=1 src="hChiBf06.jpg"><BR>Former Asian elephant yard 2006</TD></TR> <TABLE><TBODY><TR><A name="Births"><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY class=bak> <TR> <TD><IMG src="../pics/el.gif"></TD> <TD width="100%" align=center style="background-image: url(../pics/sb.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x"> Births of Asian elephants at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago in its history</TD> <TD><IMG src="../pics/er.gif"></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=boz border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=1 width=995> <TBODY class=allb> <TR><TD>There has never been born an Asian elephant at this zoo</TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=995> <TBODY> <TR><TD height=6></TD></TR> <TR><TD class=down align=center height=19> Copyright &#169; 2001 - <SCRIPT>document.write(annee.getYear());</SCRIPT> &nbsp;&nbsp;<A class=i href="http://www.asianelephant.net/" >www.asianelephant.net</A> &nbsp;&nbsp;All rights reserved.</TD></TR> <TR><TD height=5></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE></DIV></BODY></HTML>