Gunda
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bronx Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Gunda  dead elephant
Gunda (left) probably in 1905 or 1906
Gunda (left) probably in 1905 or 1906

Identification

SSP nr399

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 18 years old
Origin
Born:* 1897 wild
Birth place: in Assam unspecified forest
Death
Dead: 1915-06-21
Death reason: euthanised: shot, aggressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bronx Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

1904-07-02Bronx Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
from Firma Carl Hagenbeck

1903-00-00Firma Carl Hagenbeck
from Sonepur Fair

Sonepur Fair
from Assam unspecified forest

Record history
History of updates2022-05-05

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Gunda is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1915-06-21 at Bronx Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as shot, aggressive.

Origin

Gunda was born wild 1897 at Assam unspecified forest.


Comments / pictures

Origin: Assam. Gunda came from hagenbeck with his Mahout Kodah Bux. Mr Bux was sent back after a week.

"In 1913 he nearly killed keeper Walter Thurman. From that point on, the zoo kept him chained inside the elephant house."
Chang Reynolds

Gunda was shot by the game hunter Carl Akeley.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Gunda, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bronx Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2444. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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