unknown (Murten elephant)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Bell and Meyers in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ unknown (Murten elephant)  dead elephant
The dead elephant in Murten, Switzerland, 1866. The photo was taken 15 years after the first photograph ever, and may be the first photo taken of an elephant. (Freiburger Geschichtsblätter, Band 59)
The dead elephant in Murten, Switzerland, 1866. The photo was taken 15 years after the first photograph ever, and may be the first photo taken of an elephant. (Freiburger Geschichtsblätter, Band 59)
Taxidermy locationBern Institute of Anatomy, Bern, Switzerland

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂

People killed:1: british elephant keeper Moffat
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1866-06-28
Death reason: shot: shot with a canon in the town Murten, Switzerland
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Bell and Meyers , in United States

Date of arrival

Circus Bell and Meyers
Record history
History of updates2008-02-23

Latest document update2021-07-29 14:49:04
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† unknown (Murten elephant) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1866-06-28 at Circus Bell and Meyers , in United States, . Official death reason described as shot with a canon in the town Murten, Switzerland.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Bern Institute of Anatomy, in Bern, Switzerland, since 1866-00-00.


Origin

unknown (Murten elephant) was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Mankiller: killed the 28 year old british elephant keeper Moffat.

The meat was sold in Murten and the Skeleton ended up in the Anatomical Institute of the University of Bern.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). unknown (Murten elephant), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Bell and Meyers in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3525. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1866 deaths | Bern Institute of Anatomy Taxidermy | Elephants from Circus Bell and Meyers | United States | Mankillers | Asian elephants


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