Shereef
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Unknown in Unknown

Biography

This record may be a duplicate record with Sheriff at Stockholms Tivoli

☨ ⚪ Shereef

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	unknown, unknown age
Status:	Lost to follow-up
Origin
Born:	* 1872? unknown
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Unknown, in Unknown

Date of arrival

	Unknown from William Cross Zoological Establishment

1879-11-15	William Cross Zoological Establishment from Firma Carl Hagenbeck

	Firma Carl Hagenbeck from The Nubian Caravan

	The Nubian Caravan from Firma Carl Hagenbeck

Record history
History of updates	2018-05-08

Latest document update	2024-01-29 13:22:11

This record may be a duplicate record with Sheriff at Stockholms Tivoli

† Shereef is a dead Lost to follow-up unknown Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Unknown, in Unknown, .

Origin

Shereef was born unknown 1872? at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

1879-11-16: 6.5 years old when sold to William Cross, and relocated from The Nubian Caravan at Alexandra Palace.

1879: Shereef in Unknown
News clip from The Era 1879-11-16

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shereef, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Unknown in Unknown. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17152. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Era 1877, The Nubians at the Alexandra Palace, 16 September: 4; Lloyd’s Weekly
Newspaper (London) 1877, Alexandra Palace, 16 September: 5.
News clip from The Era 1879-11-16

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