Birma II
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Birma II  dead elephant


Identification
EEP nr1801
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 63 years old
Origin
Born:* 1918 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1918
Death
Dead: †1981-09-12
Death reason: age:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies
1. Born 1936-08-03
(dead † 1943)		♂ August
2. Born 1939-11-22
(dead † 1967-05-11)		♀ Gina EEP id: 3901
3. Born 1944-08-10
(dead † 1962-04-22)		♀ Carla EEP id: 4401
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen, in Germany
Date of arrival
1949-00-00Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
from Firma Ruhe
1944-09-26Firma Ruhe
from Hannover Zoo
1942-00-00Hannover Zoo
from Rotterdam Zoo
1940-00-00Rotterdam Zoo
from Amsterdam Artis Zoo
1939-12-15Amsterdam Artis Zoo
from Circus Strassburger
1938-00-00Circus Strassburger 1938-00-00
from Circus Amar
1934-02-22Circus Amar
from Firma Ruhe
1934-02-22Firma Ruhe
from Circus Kludsky
Circus Kludsky
from Firma Ruhe
0000-00-00Firma Ruhe
from Steel Brothers Burma Trading Company Ltd
Record history
History of updates2025-03-07: text
Latest document update2021-01-03 07:46:12

† Birma II is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1981-09-12 at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen, in Germany, .

Offspring

Total: 3 babies
  1. (M) 1936-08-03 -- † 1943 August
  2. (F) 1939-11-22 -- † 1967-05-11 Gina EEP id: 3901
  3. (F) 1944-08-10 -- † 1962-04-22 Carla EEP id: 4401


Origin

Birma II was born wild 1918, captured 1918 .


Comments / pictures

Apr birth year according to EEP.

Birma II in Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen

Photo ca. 1950: W. Koriath, Gelsenkirchen in den 50er Jahren

Elephant keeper in Ruhr Zoo was Karl Preuss.



Contradictory records:

The transfers of this elephant is somewhat confusing, but according to EEG she was covered by Piccolo at Circus Amar before giving birth to Carla in Hannover.

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

1801 F ~ 1918 UNK UNK UNKNOWN ~ 1918 NONE Birth BIRMA II
L RUHE ~ 1925 NONE Transfer
CIRCUS ~ 1930 NONE Transfer
AMSTERDAM 15 Dec 1939 NONE Loan to
L RUHE ~ Dec 1939 NONE Transfer
HANNOVER ~ Dec 1939 VII39 Transfer
L RUHE ~ Dec 1944 NONE Transfer
HANNOVER 15 May 1946 VII39 Transfer
GELSNKRKN ~ Apr 1947 NONE Transfer
~ 1981 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online


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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Birma II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=556. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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