Memy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Nuremberg Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Memy

Identification

EEP nr	0501

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 34 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1905 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1912
Death
Dead:	†1939-03-14
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nuremberg Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1912-04-18	Nuremberg Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2022-08-21

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Memy is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1939-03-14 at Nuremberg Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Memy was born wild 1905, captured 1912 .

Comments / pictures

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

0501 F ~ 1905 WILD WILD INDIA ~ 1912 NONE Capture MEMY
NURNBERG 18 Apr 1912 M00514 Transfer
14 Mar 1939 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Memy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nuremberg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1552. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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