Radjah
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tierpark Berlin in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Radjah

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 11 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1951 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1962
Death reason:	euthanised: aggressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tierpark Berlin, in Germany

Date of arrival

1961-00-00	Tierpark Berlin from Berlin Circus Union

1960-00-00	Berlin Circus Union from Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina)

1958-00-00	Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) from Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello)

Record history
History of updates	2023-09-27

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Radjah is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1962 at Tierpark Berlin, in Germany, . Official death reason described as aggressive.

Origin

Radjah was born wild 1951.

Comments / pictures

1958-1960: Trained by Werner Hädrich at Barlay.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Radjah, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tierpark Berlin in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3987. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
Elefanten in Berlin by Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Berlin Zoo
http://www.staatszirkus-der-ddr.de/

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