Lampoon
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Givskud Zoo in Denmark

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Lampoon  dead elephant
Lampoon in Copenhagen 4th August 1967. Photo: Erland Axel Wadsten
Lampoon in Copenhagen 4th August 1967. Photo: Erland Axel Wadsten
Alternative name: Kampan, Kham Pan

Identification

EEP nr6217

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 11 years old
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Origin
Born:* 1961 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1961
Death
Dead: 1972-12-06
Death reason: euthanised: aggressive
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Givskud Zoo, in Denmark

Date of arrival

1970-11-05Givskud Zoo
from Copenhagen Zoo

Record history
History of updates2023-03-07

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Lampoon is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1972-12-06 at Givskud Zoo, in Denmark, . Official death reason described as aggressive.

Origin

Lampoon was born wild 1961, captured 1961 .


Comments / pictures

Gift from Thailand Tobacco Monopoly. Arrived Denmark with the ship M/S Bogota.

The late Danish king Frederik IX wrote a handwritten letter the 29th of January 1962 to the chairman of the board of the Copenhagen Zoo, Dr. Böje Benzon, with the following content:

Dr Böje Benzon
As You know, I was honored with the gift of three elephant babies in Thailand; when the first arrives i dont know, but I would like to ask You if I may deponate them in Zoologisk Have. The youngest and last one is only seven months old, so I doubt that he comes within the nest two years. The other two, I believe, comes within two months.

With best greetings to Your wife,
Yours sincerely
Frederik


Lampoon in Givskud Zoo
Lampoon in Copenhagen 1967. Photo: © Jens Madsen, Copenhagen

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Lampoon, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Givskud Zoo in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=653. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Erland Axel Wadsten
  • Jens Madsen, Copenhagen
  • Documentation 2002 - Elephants in European Zoos and Safari Parks published by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger
  • Elefanter i Köpenhavns Zoologisk Haave siden 1878, by Henning, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Categories1972 deaths | 1961 births | Born in Thailand | EEP | 1961 captures | Elephants from Givskud Zoo | Denmark | Asian elephants


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