unknown
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Firma Carl Hagenbeck in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ⚪ unknown  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:, unknown age
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Sudan unspecified location
Imported:1868 by Lorenzo Casanova expeditions
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: accident: Exsanguination, through bite-wounds from rats
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Firma Carl Hagenbeck, in Germany
Date of arrival
1868-00-00Firma Carl Hagenbeck
from Port of Trieste
Port of Trieste
from Sudan unspecified location
Record history
History of updates2025-03-20:
Latest document update2021-09-15 17:08:29
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† unknown is a dead African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Firma Carl Hagenbeck, in Germany, . Official death reason described as Exsanguination, through bite-wounds from rats.

Origin

unknown was born wild at Sudan unspecified location. and imported 1868 by Lorenzo Casanova expeditions


Comments / pictures

Died, together with two other young elephants, during the train trip from Trieste to Germany, because of bite-wonds from rats.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). unknown, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Firma Carl Hagenbeck in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5421. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Page 162, 163, Beasts and Men, by Carl Hagenbeck

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