Miss Jenny
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Basel Zoo in Switzerland

Biography

☨ ♀ Miss Jenny


Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀

People killed:	2
Origin
Born:	*
Birth place:	in Nepal unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1928-03-05
Death reason:	euthanised: shot
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Basel Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

1919-07-09	Basel Zoo from Basel SBB railway station

1919-07-09	Basel SBB railway station from Munich Central Station

	Munich Central Station from Circus Krone

	Circus Krone from Nepal unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2024-11-10: picture from Zoo Directors meeting 2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2025-03-12 16:30:35
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† Miss Jenny is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1928-03-05 at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as shot.

Casualties

1 casualties

1923-01-19: elephant keeper Jean Haetelfinger fatal attack by Miss Jenny. † Jean Haetelfinger Died 1923

Origin

Miss Jenny was born at Nepal unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

1919: Arrived Basel from Circus Krone.

Miss Jenny in Basel Zoo

1923: She killed Jean Haetelfinger, after he took care of her for four years.

1923-01-19: Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode:

1928: Miss Jenny killed 5 years after Mr. Haefelfinger a second keeper. After that incident Miss Jenny was shot.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Miss Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13439. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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