Bosco
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Kendler in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Bosco

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂

People killed:	1
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1982
Death reason:	unknown:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1981-07-00	♀ Baby
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Circus Kendler, in Germany

Date of arrival

	Circus Kendler
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-23:

Latest document update	2022-09-29 15:06:00

† Bosco is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1982 at Circus Kendler, in Germany, .

Casualties

1 casualties

1982: director Felix Kendler fatal attack by Bosco. † Felix Kendler Died 1982

Total: 1 babies

Origin

Bosco was born wild .

Comments / pictures

1982: Killed the owner Felix Kendler, and was shot afterwards by the Guardia Civil.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bosco, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Kendler in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1328. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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