Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Germany


Naturmuseum Senckenberg


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Local name Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum
Typemuseum
OwnerSenckenberg Nature Research Society
Address Senckenberganlage 25
Zip-code 60325
Place Frankfurt am Main
District Darmstadt
StateHesse
Country Germany
Website Website
DirectorsDr. Brigitte Franzen
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2021-01-05
Latest document update2021-01-05 20:22:10
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The Asian elephant Mädi, gifted to the museum by Zoo Frankfurt. Photo: Tobias Dornbusch, Germany.

The Asian elephant Mädi, gifted to the museum by Zoo Frankfurt. Photo: Tobias Dornbusch, Germany.
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Description

Naturmuseum Senckenberg, located at Senckenberganlage 25, in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany .

Taxidermy specimens

Naturmuseum Senckenberg has in its collection 3 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)


    Goldschmidt-Rothschild elephant Accession nr: . Received: ♂ Goldschmidt-Rothschild elephant
    Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
    * Born at Congo unspecified forest † Dead 1909-00-00 at Baron Rudolph von Goldschmidt-Rothschild
    Death: hunted Death reason: shot by Rudolph von Goldschmidt-Rothschild

    Reisensburg Gomphoterium Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Reisensburg Gomphoterium (fossil)
    Species: Gomphotherium angustidens
    * Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Reisensburg site
    Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
    Body, bone or dental material: complete skeleton,

    Mädi Accession nr: . Received: 1981-00-00 ♀ Mädi
    Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
    * Born 1947 at Unknown † Dead 1981-01-27 at Frankfurt Zoo
    Death: disease Death reason: Endocrine

Comments / picturesThe Naturmuseum Senckenberg is a museum of natural history, located in Frankfurt am Main. It is the second-largest of its type in Germany.

References for records about Naturmuseum Senckenberg

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3135. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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