Chang I
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Firma Ruhe in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Chang I

Identification

EEP nr	2402

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1924 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1929
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Firma Ruhe, in Germany

Date of arrival

1934-09-01	Firma Ruhe from Nuremberg Zoo

1932-05-02	Nuremberg Zoo from Firma Ruhe

1932-05-01	Firma Ruhe from Zurich Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2023-11-21

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Chang I is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Firma Ruhe, in Germany, .

Origin

Chang I was born wild 1924, captured 1929 .

Comments / pictures

Records about Chang I from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Chang I:

2402 M ~ 1924 WILD WILD WILD ~ 1929 NONE Capture CHANG I (J
ZURICH 3 Sep 1929 290003 Transfer
L RUHE 1 May 1932 NONE Transfer
NURNBERG 2 May 1932 M00515 Transfer
L RUHE 1 Sep 1934 NONE ltf Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Chang I, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Firma Ruhe in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1159. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
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