Hussein an Asian elephant at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

☨ ♂ Hussein
Petra Prager, Berlin, Germany.

Identification

EEP nr	8712

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 40 years old
Dentition:	tusker
Origin
Born:	* 1972 wild
Birth place:	in Nagarhole National Park
Capture:	1974? Nagarhole, India?
Imported:	1987
Freight:	Air cargo (Lufthansa?)
Death
Dead date:	† 2012-06-15
Death reason:	unknown:
Offspring
Total: 15 babies

1. Born 1992-03-23	♀ Ratna EEP id: 9203

2. Born 1995-12-25 (dead † 2000-12-30)	♂ Tharun

3. Born 1996-01-09 (dead † 1996-01-09)	♂ stillborn

4. Born 1996-06-04	♀ Corny EEP id: 9608

5. Born 1996-07-01	♀ Indra (Salvana) EEP id: 9609

6. Born 1996-10-17 (dead † 1996-10-17)	♂ stillborn

7. Born 1999-11-27	♀ Sandry EEP id: 9904

8. Born 2001-11-09 (dead † 2001-11-09)	♂ noname

9. Born 2003-05-14	♀ Kandy EEP id: 200304

10. Born 2003-06-22 (dead † 2003-06-22)	♂ stillborn

11. Born 2004-11-26	♂ Thai EEP id: 200408

12. Born 2007-04-11	♀ Shila EEP id: 200703

13. Born 2008-11-21	♂ Shah Rukh EEP id: 200810

14. Born 2009-07-03	♀ Rani EEP id: 200909

15. Born 2012-04-13	♂ Assam EEP id: 201204
Locations
Present / last location:	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

1987-10-24	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Mysore Zoo Mysore Zoo 1987-00-00 from Nagarhole National Park

Document updated	2012-06-15: new record 2017-03-09: link to elepant-news.com 2017-03-09: link to www.elefanten-fotolexikon.eu 2017-03-09: link to EleWiki submitted by 89.107.209.213 2018-05-10: import records
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Description

† Hussein is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany, of from unknown reasons in 2012-06-15. (see detailed list).

Offspring

Total: 15 babies

(F) 1992-03-23 Ratna EEP id: 9203
(M) 1995-12-25 -- † 2000-12-30 Tharun
(M) 1996-01-09 -- † 1996-01-09 stillborn
(F) 1996-06-04 Corny EEP id: 9608
(F) 1996-07-01 Indra (Salvana) EEP id: 9609
(M) 1996-10-17 -- † 1996-10-17 stillborn
(F) 1999-11-27 Sandry EEP id: 9904
(M) 2001-11-09 -- † 2001-11-09 noname
(F) 2003-05-14 Kandy EEP id: 200304
(M) 2003-06-22 -- † 2003-06-22 stillborn
(M) 2004-11-26 Thai EEP id: 200408
(F) 2007-04-11 Shila EEP id: 200703
(M) 2008-11-21 Shah Rukh EEP id: 200810
(F) 2009-07-03 Rani EEP id: 200909
(M) 2012-04-13 Assam EEP id: 201204

Origin

Hussein was born wild 1972 at Nagarhole National Park, captured 1974? , captured at Nagarhole, India?. and imported 1987, Air cargo (Lufthansa?)

Comments / pictures

Probably named after commander during Third Anglo–Mysore War (1790–1792), Hussein Ali Khan Sahib.

Hussein was bound to be transfered to Belgium Zoo 2012, but died shortly after entering the transport crater.

Hussein on elephant-news.comElephant News: articles where Hussein is mentioned on elephant-news.com

2007-04-12

Elephant baby in hagenbecks tierpark in hamburg - Elephant News

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Hussein, an Asian elephant at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=55. (archived at the Wayback machine)