Garniers elephant II
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Garnier in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Garniers elephant II
Execution of the elephant with a canon in Genf in 1820.

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 10 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1810 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Imported:	1813? by Unknown
Death
Dead:	†1820-05-31
Death reason:	shot: shot with canon
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Garnier, in Germany

Date of arrival

1814-05-00	Garnier from United Kingdom (England) unspecified location

	United Kingdom (England) unspecified location from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2020-10-03

Latest document update	2021-09-15 14:21:12

† Garniers elephant II is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1820-05-31 at Garnier, in Germany, . Official death reason described as shot with canon.

Origin

Comments / pictures

Bought 1814 in London. Executed 1820 at Bastion d´Hollande in Genf, appearently during Musth symptoms.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Garniers elephant II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Garnier in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5311. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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