Miss Jenny
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Basel Zoo in Switzerland

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Miss Jenny  dead elephant



Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀

People killed:2
Origin
Born:*
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1928-03-05
Death reason: euthanised: shot
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Basel Zoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

1919-07-09Basel Zoo
from Basel SBB railway station

1919-07-09Basel SBB railway station
from Munich Central Station

Munich Central Station
from Circus Krone

Record history
History of updates2023-08-31

Latest document update2023-07-10 14:35:04
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† Miss Jenny is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1928-03-05 at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as shot.

Origin

Miss Jenny was born .


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1919: Arrived Basel from Circus Krone.

Miss Jenny in Basel Zoo
Miss Jenny in Basel Zoo

1923: She killed Jean Haetelfinger, after he took care of her for four years.

1923-01-19: Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode:
Miss Jenny in Basel Zoo

1928: Miss Jenny killed 5 years after Mr. Haefelfinger a second keeper. After that incident Miss Jenny was shot.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Miss Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13439. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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