Madura an Asian elephant at Circus Knie

☨ Madura
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Species: Asian elephant
Sex and age:Female ♀ 19 years old
Status:mankiller
Dead date: † 1984-06-21
Death reason: killed: shot
People killed:1
Location:Circus Knie
ArrivalCircus Knie from Knies Kinderzoo
Born:* 1965-08-04 captive-born
in Knies Kinderzoo
Parents: Siam x Java
Siblings through the father Siam:
  1. 1963-02-15 -- † 1994-12-23 (M) Sahib Fridolin
  2. 1972-06-17 -- † 1972-06-17 () stillborn
  3. 1972-08-13 -- † 1972-08-13 (F) stillborn
  4. 1976-03-13 -- † 1976-08 (F) August
  5. 1978-06-21 -- † 2018/2019? (M) Kim
  6. 1982-06-12 -- † 2000-04-16 (F) Kuala
  7. 1987-03-28 -- † 1987-04-21 (F) Lola
  8. 1989-02-28 -- † 1997-09-25 (M) John (Ben)
  9. 1990-03-31 -- † 2000-06-19 (M) Poona (Salem)
  10. 1992-03-27 -- † 2009-10-29 (M) Sammy
  11. 1993-10-01(F) Nina
  12. 1996-03-17 -- † 1996-03-17 (F) stillborn (twin)
  13. 1996-07-01 -- † 1996-07-01 (M) stillborn (twin)
  14. 1998-05-04(M) Thisiam
Maduras pedigree:
P I II III

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Document updated2010-09-23: new record
2018-05-04: death location
1984-06-19: Killed the Moroccan elephantkeeper Mohammed Hanzi 19th of June during morning training in Bad Gastein in Salzburg, Austria. The captive born elephant Madura was shot two days afterwards.

Reference list

Koehl, D., (2020). Madura, an Asian at Circus Knie in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1620. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger

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