Deceased elephants at Dresden Zoo in Germany


This database list 17 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♀ EM Schöpfi EEP id: 6004 52Born: wild 1958 Dead:2010-02-03 (50 years after arrival), disease foot problem, osteomyelitis1960-10-07 Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)1960
2+ ♀ LA Konga 52Born: wild Dead:1991, euthanised elephant smallpox
3+ ♀ EM Bombay 30Born: wild 1960 Dead:1990-08-01 (27 years after arrival), disease elephant smallpox1963-06-07 George Munro1963
4+ ♀ EM Safari 50Born: wild 1926 Dead:1976-02-12 (20 years after arrival), age 1956-05-31 Zoo Circus
5+ ♀ EM Star EEP id: 6309 2Born: wild 1961 Dead:1963-06-08, unknown 1963-06-07 George Munro1963
6+ ♀ EM Carla EEP id: 4401 18Born: captive-born 1944-08-10
Piccolo x Birma II
Dead:1962-04-22 (11 years after arrival), euthanised mechanical abnormality in the feet
1951-07-02 Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
7+ ♀ EM Birka 41Born: wild 1916 Dead:1957-02-09, unknown 1956-05-31 Zoo Circus
8+ ♀ EM Odette 41Born: wild Dead:1945-02-14 (3 years after arrival), unknown 1942-11-16 Circus Sarrasani
9+ ♀ EM Lacksemie 41Born: wild Dead:1945-02-14, unknown Wuppertal Zoo
10+ ♀ EM Birma 41Born: wild Dead:1944-01-08 (20 years after arrival), unknown 1924-05-31
11+ ♀ EM Mucki 23Born: wild 1919 Dead:1942-07-26, unknown 1942-04-00
12+ ♀ EM Nanga 9Born: wild 1933 Dead:1942-07-24 (9 years after arrival), unknown 1933-09-00
13+ ♂ LA Jumbo 9Born: wild Dead:1940 (15 years after arrival), disease tuberculosis1925-00-00
14+ ♂ EM Paul 18Born: wild 1906 Dead:1924-01-27 (13 years after arrival), euthanised aggressive1911-09-00 Naples Zoo
15+ ♀ EM Mary < 1 18Born: wild 1911 Dead:1911-09-00, unknown 1911-09-00
16+ ♀ EM Lilly (Lilli) 51Born: wild 1860 Dead:1911-05-00 (48 years after arrival), disease pneumonia1863-07-08 Firma Carl Hagenbeck
17+ ⚪ LA Unknown 51Born: wild Dead:, unknown 1870-00-00 Port of Trieste1870

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Dresden Zoo

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at Dresden Zoo in Germany, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=33 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-05-10 Schöpfi:• Jörg Burger, head elephantkeeper, Dresden Zoo
•  Winfried Gensch, Dresden Zoo
•  Jonas Livet, France
2012-04-20 Safari:• Animals Are My Life, by Lorenz Hagenbeck
• 
•  Jonas Livet, France
•  Birth year: Documentation 2002 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
2010-11-21 Bombay:• Birth year: Documentation 2002 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
•  Jonas Livet, France
• http://www.tiergarten.com/forum.php?go=view&BeitragsID=863&thema=&subthema=&subsub=
2009-11-29 Paul:• Jonas Livet, France
• Survey 2006 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Alexander Haufellner, Fred Kurt, Jürgen Schilfarth, Georg Schweiger
2009-11-11 Carla:• Page 93,
Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2009-11-07 Lilly (Lilli):• Jonas Livet, France
• Michael Mettler, http://www.tiergarten.com/forum.php?go=view&BeitragsID=1815&thema=Tiergruppen&subthema=Dickhäuter&subsub
• http://www.elbtal.com/dresden/zoo/geschichte/geschichte.html
2009-09-10 Star:• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
• http://www.tiergarten.com/forum.php?go=view&BeitragsID=863&thema=&subthema=&subsub=
2008-12-23 Jumbo:• page 109,
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
• Die Geschichte vom Zoo Dresden
2008-12-14 Mary:• Jonas Livet, France
2008-12-14 Birma:• Jonas Livet, France
2008-12-14 Nanga:• Jonas Livet, France
2008-12-14 Mucki:• Jonas Livet, France
2008-12-14 Odette:• Jonas Livet, France
2008-12-14 Lacksemie:• Jonas Livet, France
2008-12-14 Birka:• Jonas Livet, France

Dresden Zoo on elephant-news.com

Dresden Zoo is mentioned on Elephant News:

DateLinks which opens in new window
2006-02-11Joy over over elephant birth in dresden zoo - Elephant News
2007-01-03Dresden zoo baby elephant eats christmas trees - Elephant News
2008-06-16How islam came to germany - Elephant News
2009-01-16Friday cute pic: baby elephant eating a christmas tree - Elephant News
2009-01-27Opal the elephant is pregnant - Elephant News


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