Garniers elephant
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Garnier in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ⚪ Garniers elephant  dead elephant
Taxidermy locationPadua Museum of Zoology, Padova, Italy

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1819
Death reason: shot: shot with canon
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Garnier, in Germany

Date of arrival

1816-11-00Garnier
from William I of Württemberg

1816-00-00William I of Württemberg
from Royal menageri of Stuttgart

Royal menageri of Stuttgart
from Frederick of Württemberg

Frederick of Württemberg
from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2020-10-03

Latest document update2021-07-29 14:53:54
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† Garniers elephant is a dead Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1819 at Garnier, in Germany, . Official death reason described as shot with canon.

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Padua Museum of Zoology, in Padova, Italy, since 1819-00-00.


Origin

Garniers elephant was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Executed with a canon in Venezia. The skin and Skeleton was taken to the University of Padua, Italy.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Garniers elephant, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Garnier in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5310. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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