Kalifa II
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Kalifa II


Identification

EEP nr	2801

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 11 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1928-09-20 captive-born
Birth place:	in Berlin Zoo

Parents:	♂ Harry x ♀ Toni II (Mary)
Death
Dead:	†1939
Death reason:	disease: foot trauma. iron nails on moat wall
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1928-09-20	Berlin Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-20: casualties

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Kalifa II is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1939 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as foot trauma. iron nails on moat wall.

Origin

Kalifa II was born captive-born 1928-09-20 at Berlin Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Kalifa II are: ♂ Harry (father) and ♀ Toni II (Mary) (mother).

Siblings through the father Harry:

1906-12-18 -- † 1907-01-12 (F) Editha

Pedigree

**Kalifa IIs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Kalifa II	Sire (f): Harry Born: 1890	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Toni II (Mary) Born: 1903	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

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

2801 F 20 Sep 1928 HARRY TONI-2 BERLINZOO 20 Sep 1928 NONE Birth Kalifa II
~ 1939 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kalifa II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=856. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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