unknown
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ⚪ unknown  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:unknown
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Sudan unspecified location
Imported:187X? by Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Freight:by ship
Death
Dead: †1881-03
Death reason: disease: Lung disease (pneumonia?)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1879-00-00Berlin Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt)
1878-00-00Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Neue Pferdemarkt)
from Budapest Zoo
1878-00-00Budapest Zoo
from The Nubian Caravan
1877-00-00The Nubian Caravan
from Port of Trieste
Port of Trieste
from Port of Cairo
Port of Cairo
from Suez Port
Suez Port
from Firma Carl Hagenbeck
Firma Carl Hagenbeck
from Sudan unspecified location
Record history
History of updates2025-03-20: casualties
Latest document update2025-03-20 14:05:55
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† unknown is a dead unknown African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1881-03 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Lung disease (pneumonia?).

Origin

unknown was born wild at Sudan unspecified location. and imported 187X? by Firma Carl Hagenbeck, by ship


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1881-03: The second African bought from Hagenbecks Nubian Caravan died in pneumonia?

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). unknown, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3907. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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