Omar
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Omar  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr761

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Status:foot problems
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1903
Death reason: euthanised: hanged because of foot abcess
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1881-04-17Berlin Zoo
from London Zoo

1876-05-17London Zoo
from Unknown

Record history
History of updates2021-12-20

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† Omar is a dead foot problems Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1903 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as hanged because of foot abcess.

Origin

Omar was born wild at India unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Gift from Edward VII of England.


Contradictory records:

EEP stat arrival in Berlin 1882-04-06

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

761 M ???? WILD WILD INDIA ???? NONE Birth OMAR
PUBLIC ~ Jan 1876 NONE Transfer
LONDON RP 17 May 1876 938 Loan to
BERLINZOO 6 Apr 1882 NONE ltf Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Omar, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3046. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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