Anton
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Hannover Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Anton

Identification

EEP nr	851

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 11 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1884 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1895
Death reason:	euthanised: joint problems
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Hannover Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1887-07-00	Hannover Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Anton is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1895 at Hannover Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as joint problems.

Origin

Anton was born wild 1884.

Comments / pictures

Records about Anton from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Anton:

851 M ~ 1884 WILD WILD WILD ~ 1887 NONE Capture ANTON
HANNOVER ~ Jul 1887 VII18 Transfer
~ 1895 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Anton, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Hannover Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=255. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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