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

Biography

☨ ♀ Miniak

Identification

EEP nr	5101

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 53 years old
Status:	foot problems
Origin
Born:	* 1951 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2004-11-11
Death reason:	anesthesia: did not survive operation due to foot problemss
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Circus Knie, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

1953-00-00	Circus Knie
Record history
History of updates	2022-04-01

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Miniak is a dead foot problems Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2004-11-11 at Circus Knie, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as did not survive operation due to foot problemss.

Origin

Miniak was born wild 1951.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Miniak, 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=1644. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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