Julius
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Julius  dead elephant



Identification

EEP nr1203

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 9 years old
Status:foot problems
Origin
Born:* 1912-04-06 captive-born
Birth place: in Copenhagen Zoo

Parents: Chang x ♀ Ellen
Death
Dead: 1921-09-17
Death reason: euthanised: with morphine, autopsy showed sepsis
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark

Date of arrival

1912-04-06Copenhagen Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-12-27

Latest document update2021-01-28 17:36:56
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† Julius is a dead foot problems Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1921-09-17 at Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark, . Official death reason described as with morphine, autopsy showed sepsis.

Origin

Julius was born captive-born 1912-04-06 at Copenhagen Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Julius are: ♂ Chang (father) and ♀ Ellen (mother).

Siblings through the father Chang:

  1. 1907-12-09 -- † 1927-03-00 (M) Kaspar
  2. 1916-04-03 -- † 1916-04-25 (M) Lauritz

Siblings through the mother Ellen:

  1. 1907-12-09 - † 1927-03-00 (M) Kaspar
  2. 1916-04-03 - † 1916-04-25 (M) Lauritz

Pedigree


Juliuss ancestral Pedigree:
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Julius

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Chang

Born: 1872

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Ellen

Born: 1894

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Comments / pictures

Named after Julius Schiött, director in Copenhagen Zoo.

Julius in Copenhagen Zoo
Ellen and Julius.

Fell to the floor 1921-09-02 because of problems in the legs. Could not raise again, and therefore euthanized.


Contradictory records:

Some sources state 15 september as death date.

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

1203 M 6 Apr 1912 721 952 COPENHAGE 6 Apr 1912 10369 Birth Julius
17 Sep 1921 Death

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Julius, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1162. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
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