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Bookmark or Share- Topsy (elephant) - WikipediaTopsy (c. 1875 – January 4, 1903) was a female Asian elephant who was electrocuted at Coney Island, New York, in January 1903.
- The Electrocution of Topsy the Elephant - Historic MysteriesTopsy the Elephant was executed by electrocution in 1903. Captured on film, Topsy’s death may be the first deliberate murder of an animal preserved this way.
- The Life and Death of Topsy the Elephant - OwlcationSo it was with Topsy, the elephant who came to an untimely end on Coney Island in 1903. Topsy was born in southeast Asia in about 1875, captured, and brought illegally into the United States. She was named after a slave girl character in the book Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas ...On this day in 1903, Topsy the elephant died of electrocution on Coney Island. Many believe Topsy was a victim of the so-called War of the Currents, the battle between Nikola Tesla and...
- Topsy The Elephant's Sad Death By Electrocution - All That's ...Topsy was a South Asian elephant electrocuted to death at Coney Island's Luna Park Zoo on January 4, 1903, in front of cheering crowds. Topsy was sentenced to death after she struck back against a circus employee who was abusing her.
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