Jenny II
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Firma Ruhe in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Jenny II

Identification

EEP nr	3606

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 32 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1911 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1943-11-22
Death reason:	accident: elephant house was bombed
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1938-11-27 (dead † 1943-11-22)	♀ Indra EEP id: 3803
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Firma Ruhe, in Germany

Date of arrival

1939-00-00	Firma Ruhe from Berlin Zoo

1938-11-01	Berlin Zoo from Firma Ruhe

1938-11-00	Firma Ruhe from Hannover Zoo

1936-01-01	Hannover Zoo from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates	2012-06-16:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Jenny II is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1943-11-22 at Firma Ruhe, in Germany, . Official death reason described as elephant house was bombed.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 1938-11-27 -- † 1943-11-22 Indra EEP id: 3803

Origin

Jenny II was born wild 1911 at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

1938: On circus tour with elephant trainer J.A. Petersen.

Contradictory records:

Some sources indicate jenny belonged to the Group of elephants killed by bombing s 1943-11-22, while EEP list her as being relocated from Berlin zoo to Firma Ruhe, with unknown destiny.

Records about Jenny II from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Jenny II:

3606 F ???? WILD WILD WILD ???? NONE Birth JENNY II
L RUHE ~ 1935 NONE Transfer
HANNOVER ~ 1936 VII46 Loan to
L RUHE ~ Aug 1938 NONE Transfer
BERLINZOO ~ Sep 1938 NONE Transfer
L RUHE ~ 1939 NONE ltf Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Jenny II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Firma Ruhe in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1250. (archived at the Wayback machine)