Birka
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Dresden Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Birka  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 41 years old
Origin
Born:* 1916 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1957-02-09
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Dresden Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1956-05-31Dresden Zoo
from Zoo Circus
1947-00-00Zoo Circus
from Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen
Record history
History of updates2025-03-16:
2025-03-17:
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Birka is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1957-02-09 at Dresden Zoo, in Germany, .

Affiliated people

1: Trolle Rhodin Sr. (owner from 1945 to 1956)

1: Gösta Kruse (trainer from 1945 to 1950 )


Origin

Birka was born wild 1916.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Birka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Dresden Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=130. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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