Frank II
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have) in Denmark

Biography

☨ ♂ Frank II

Identification

EEP nr	6612

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 25 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1958 wild
Birth place:
Imported:	1966? by E.A.G. van den Brink
Death
Dead:	†1983-09-23
Death reason:	euthanised: Circulatory / brain tumour?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have), in Denmark

Date of arrival

1966-12-15	Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have) from Soest Zoo

1966-00-00	Soest Zoo from E.A.G. van den Brink

Record history
History of updates	2024-11-03: The last 2 elephants euthanized, and Aalborg zoo terminated elephant management

Latest document update	2021-09-18 10:28:40
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† Frank II is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1983-09-23 at Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have), in Denmark, . Official death reason described as Circulatory / brain tumour?.

Origin

Frank II was born wild 1958. and imported 1966? by E.A.G. van den Brink

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

EEG state in doc 2002 birth year 1963 and brain tumour as death reason

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

6612 M ~ 1958 WILD WILD WILD ~ Nov 1966 NONE Capture Frank II
SOEST 1 Dec 1966 NONE Transfer
AALBORG 15 Dec 1966 IND5 Transfer
23 Sep 1983 Death
[Death by: Euthanasia (medical) Mounted or Preserved: AALBORG Nervous Circulatory, secondary]

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Frank II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have) in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4035. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Documentation 2002 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger

Litterature about Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)

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List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
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More elephants that died: 1983-09-23
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