Madura
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Knie in Switzerland

Biography

☨ ♀ Madura

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 19 years old
Status:	mankiller

People killed:	1
Origin
Born:	* 1965-08-04 captive-born
Birth place:	in Knies Kinderzoo

Parents:	♂ Siam x ♀ Java
Death
Dead:	†1984-06-21
Death location:	Bad Gastein in Salzburg, Austria
Death reason:	killed: shot
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Circus Knie, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

	Circus Knie from Knies Kinderzoo

Record history
History of updates	2022-04-01

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Madura is a dead mankiller Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1984-06-21 at Circus Knie, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as shot.

Casualties

1 casualties

1984-06-19: elephant keeper Mohammed Hanzi fatal attack by Madura. during morning training in Bad Gastein in Salzburg, Austria. † Mohammed Hanzi Died 1984-06-19, Bad Gastein in Salzburg. The captive born elephant Madura was shot two days afterwards.

Origin

Madura was born captive-born 1965-08-04 at Knies Kinderzoo.

Parentage

Parents of Madura are: ♂ Siam (father) and ♀ Java (mother).

Siblings through the father Siam:

1963-02-15 -- † 1994-12-23 (M) Sahib Fridolin
1972-06-17 -- † 1972-06-17 () stillborn
1972-08-13 -- † 1972-08-13 (F) stillborn
1976-03-13 -- † 1976-08 (F) August
1978-06-21 -- † 2018/2019? (M) Kim
1982-06-12 -- † 2000-04-16 (F) Kuala
1987-03-28 -- † 1987-04-21 (F) Lola
1989-02-28 -- † 1997-09-25 (M) John (Ben)
1990-03-31 -- † 2000-06-19 (M) Poona (Salem)
1992-03-27 -- † 2009-10-29 (M) Sammy
1993-10-01(F) Nina
1996-03-17 -- † 1996-03-17 (F) stillborn (twin)
1996-07-01 -- † 1996-07-01 (M) stillborn (twin)
1998-05-04(M) Thisiam

Pedigree

**Maduras ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Madura	Sire (f): Siam Born: 1945	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Java Born: 1951	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

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

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Madura, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Knie in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1620. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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