Alfred Copps

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Alfred Copps
Profession menagerie zookeeper
Personal details
Country United Kingdom
Locations
Title elephant keeper -1822
Location at Exeter Exchange menagerie in United Kingdom
Biography details

Alfred Copps , menagerie zookeeper in United Kingdom

Born ? .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Chunee (attacked)

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1815: zookeeper Alfred Copps attacked by Chunee. Forced Copps into a corner of the cage, pushed with trunk Alfred Copps Survived. Passed out, saved by Edward Cross who distracted the elephant.Remained with the Exeter Exchange until 1822, became last Keeper of the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London

Around 1815, Chunee attacked his keeper, Alfred Copps (or Cops), a competent man with whom Chunee had seemed to enjoy a good relationship and who, up to that point, seemed to have had Chunee under control. He had taught Chunee some of his tricks. Chunee forced Copps into a corner of the cage. Copps was not pierced by the elephant's Tusks, but fell to the ground unconscious and was worked on by Chunee with his Trunk until Edward Cross was able to distract the elephant. Copps was extracted from the cage. The reason for the attack remains Unknown. Cross was concerned but ultimately decided to keep Chunee, the menagerie's star attraction. Copps remained with the exchange until 1822 (when he became the last Keeper of the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London) but never dealt with Chunee again.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). zookeeper Alfred Copps in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3283. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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