Grete
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes in France

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Grete  dead elephant
Alternative name: Parkie

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 34 years old
Origin
Born:* 1782 wild
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Capture: 1784
Imported:1784 by Dutch East India Company
Freight:by ship from Ceylon, arriving at the port of Flushing in 1786.
Death
Dead: 1816-03-15
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes, in France

Date of arrival

1798-03-23Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes
from Het Oude Loo menagerie

1786-07-17Het Oude Loo menagerie
from Het kleine Loo menagerie

1784-00-00Het kleine Loo menagerie
from Dutch East India Company

1784-00-00Dutch East India Company
from Port of Colombo

Port of Colombo
from Sri Lanka unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2021-09-16

Latest document update2021-09-15 14:09:45
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† Grete is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1816-03-15 at Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes, in France, .

Origin

Grete was born wild 1782 at Sri Lanka unspecified location, captured 1784 . and imported 1784 by Dutch East India Company, by ship from Ceylon, arriving at the port of Flushing in 1786.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Grete, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3524. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1816 deaths | 1782 births | Born in Sri Lanka | 1784 captures | 1784 imports | Elephants from Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes | France | Asian elephants


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