Helfer took the liberty of including Little Modoc's Baraboo years, Big Modoc's glory years with the Ringling Show and incorporating them into his elephants history for use in his book. Since she died in 1972, that would have made her 55 if that, at her time of death. and finally to the Anderson Animal Farm in Buellton, Ca. Barnes before coming to the Ringling Show.Īfterward she was with Biller Bros., the Memphis Zoo, Africa USA in Saugus, Ca., Africa USA in Fillmore, Ca. She was imported by the American Circus Corporation in 1922 and toured with such shows as Gollmar Bros., John Robinson, Hagenbeck-Wallace and Al G. Helfer wound up with and wrote the book about was a rather non descript animal usually called 'One Eyed Modoc' being blind in one eye.

She started out with the Leon Washburn Show in 1905, joined the Ringling Show in 1931 and remained with that show throughout it's under canvas years and died in Sarasota in Jan. 'Big Modoc' was a very famous elephant and featured with RBBB for many years. Circus in Baraboo before the turn of the century and who died in Sarasota in the mid 1940's making her about 55 at the time of her death. The oldest was 'Little Modoc' having gone back to Ringling Bros.

In 1939 the Ringling Show left Sarasota with 44 elephants that included three with the same name 'Big Modoc', 'Little Modoc' and 'Wallace Modoc'. It regards Ralph Helfer's elephant 'Wallace Show Modoc' that Anonymous cited as having lived longer than the 70 year old 'Gentry Babe' that I wrote of, citing Mr. In scanning over the past weeks items, I came across one I intended to respond to but forgot. * Records about Ralph Helfer from William 'Buckles' Woodcocks Blog at Each animal as in all creatures.Ralph Helfer, circus elephant owner in United States He is reflected ins each living thing- in a grain of sand as the entire shore, one star as the whole universe. Remember, the moon is reflected on one drop of water as is the entire ocean- so it is with God. He makes his own judgements and falls prey to his greed. Even his voice mirrors his erratic walk, jealousy, hate, ego, pride, lying, cheating. That is why ten or ten thousand birds may rise from the surface of a lake at the same time and yet never touch one another. We believe the best way to communicate with nature, God, is through a liaison: the animals. A lion does not try and eat legumes, nor an elephant meat. Animals were not given a power of choice. There is a connection to all living things, a vibration of Life. “Those of us who are in tune with nature and animals know it is our way of life, Bram.

Modoc by ralph helfer