Fatima (Bamula)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have) in Denmark

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Fatima (Bamula)  dead elephant
Fatima at Skansen Zoo in Stockholm in the sixties
Fatima at Skansen Zoo in Stockholm in the sixties

Identification

EEP nr5008

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 25 years old
Origin
Born:* 1947 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1972-01-31
Death reason: disease: Pneumonia?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have), in Denmark

Date of arrival

1972-01-29Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)
from Torbjörn Aggenberg

Torbjörn Aggenberg
from Stockholm Zoo (Skansen)

1951-04-14Stockholm Zoo (Skansen)
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

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History of updates2020-10-01

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Fatima (Bamula) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1972-01-31 at Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have), in Denmark, . Official death reason described as Pneumonia?.

Origin

Fatima (Bamula) was born wild 1947.


Comments / pictures

Fatima came from Hagenbecks Tierpark 1951, prize 13 000 DM. (she was called Bamulah there).

As she grew older she became a little bit of a problem for the elderly head elephantkeeper in Stockholm, Sven Borg, and when Bambina died, there was even less authority over the elephant. When left in the out enclosure, she had to stay on chain, in order to avoid fights. Even though other keepers managed to keep her free, without major fights, it was decided that she should be relocated.



She was sold for 3000 Swedish Crowns from Skansen to the swedish animal dealer Torbjörn Aggenberg, bound for Ahlborg Zoo in Denmark, where she died after only one day. Ahlborg Zoo refused to pay the swedish animal dealer Aggenberg for the dead elephant, why Skansen never had payment.



Officially, it was said the train transport during wintertime reduced her health.

Other sources say she was shot on the train station in Alborg, either due to aggressivness or bad condition.

Fatima (Bamula) in Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)
Fatima is behind Noi. Photo. Erland Axel Wadsten

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Fatima (Bamula), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have) in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=62. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Kark Kock, previous head elephantkeeper, Hagenbeck
  • Erland Axel Wadsten, Skansen
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