Max
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Munich Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Max

Identification

EEP nr	8310

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 29 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1968 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1997-04-30
Death reason:	euthanised: foot problems
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Munich Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1983-06-09	Munich Zoo from Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello)

1974-00-00	Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello) from Safariland Groß-Gerau

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Max is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1997-04-30 at Munich Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as foot problems.

Affiliated people

1: Dan Koehl (elephant keeper from 1991 to 1991 )

Origin

Max was born wild 1968.

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Max, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Munich Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2190. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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