Pluto
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Circus Krone in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Pluto  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1888-00-00
Death reason: disease:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Krone, in Germany
Date of arrival
1886-00-00Circus Krone
Record history
History of updates2024-05-21:
Latest document update2021-08-04 14:45:40
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† Pluto is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1888-00-00 at Circus Krone, in Germany, .

Origin

Pluto was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Bought from a Belgian artist.


Contradictory records:

According to Freida Sembach-Krone, Pluto was an asian elephant. Other sources state african.

Pluto was possibly one from the Group of five elephants imported by Carl Hagenbeck in 1870.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pluto, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Circus Krone in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1485. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Page 20-23 Circus Krone by Frieda Sembach-Krone

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