Abu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Del Fisher Farm in Australia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Abu  dead elephant
Abu died in peace at Dell Fisher farm in 2002
Abu died in peace at Dell Fisher farm in 2002

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 67 years old

People killed:3
Origin
Born:* 1935 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Imported:1954
Death
Dead: 2002
Death location: Del Fisher Farm Private property in Brisbane
Death reason: age: age related illness
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Del Fisher Farm, in Australia

Date of arrival

2001-00-00Del Fisher Farm
from Ashtons Circus

Ashtons Circus
from Fritz Schulz

1954-00-00Fritz Schulz
from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2010-05-23: mankiller
2012-03-13: prev locations
2013-05-21: corr prev locations, forked some records to 13481
2021-10-20: corr import year, death year, death location, death reason
2025-04-03: corr last location

Latest document update2025-04-03 10:44:23

† Abu is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2002 at Del Fisher Farm, in Australia, . Official death reason described as age related illness.

Casualties

3 casualties
  1. 1974-04-28: other Douglas Laing-Smith fatal attack by Abu. while he was trying loading elephants on a truck, without regular trainer present. † Douglas Laing-Smith Died 1974-04-28, Preston, Melbourne, Victoria. Douglas Laing-Smith who was a driver/attendant with the circus.
  2. 1983: artist Debbie Wirth fatal attack by Abu. while she was rewarding the elephant after pulling a truck from a bog as the circus set up in Melbourne. † Debbie Wirth Died 1983
  3. 1987-09: zookeeper George Littlejohn fatal attack by Abu. † George Littlejohn Died 1987-09, Gunnedah, NSW.


Origin

Abu was born wild 1935 at India unspecified location. and imported 1954


Comments / pictures

1974-03 Heidelberg; Victoria: killed her first victim, Douglas Laing-Smith who was a driver/attendant with the circus.
1983: Killed her handler Debbie Wirth by crushing her with her Trunk.
1987-09 Gunnedah NSW:Abu killed her third victim, George Littlejohn, who was a horse groom with the circus.
1999-09: Narre Warren
During a performance one of the elephants used by Ashtons’ Circus, Abu fell toward the audience after being pushed off her pedestal by another elephant, Tanya. A young girl is hurt whilst sitting in the audience at the show when Abu, landed on her. She was taken to a medical centre for x rays on her swollen arm.

Abu was retired abt 2001 to Dell Fisher Farm, where she spent her last year.
Abu in <a href='person.php?id=1927' title='Del Fisher'>Del Fisher</a>
Farm

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Abu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Del Fisher Farm in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2046. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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