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

Biography

☨ ♂ Frank

Identification

EEP nr	5001

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 11 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1955 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1956
Death
Dead:	†1966-09-15
Death reason:	accident: suffocation after he fell in the drymoat in outside enclosure
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1966-06-21 (dead † 1999-11-23)	♂ Siporex EEP id: 6610
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have), in Denmark

Date of arrival

1956-05-15	Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)
Record history
History of updates	2024-11-03: The last 2 elephants euthanized, and Aalborg zoo terminated elephant management

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Frank is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1966-09-15 at Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have), in Denmark, . Official death reason described as suffocation after he fell in the drymoat in outside enclosure.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

Origin

Frank was born wild 1955, captured 1956 .

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Frank, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have) in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=564. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)

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