Boy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Boy  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 32 years old
Body height: 3.35 meter, 11.0 feet

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1847 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1879-07-18
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1857-07-06Berlin Zoo
from Menagerie Liphard

Record history
History of updates2021-12-20

Latest document update2024-02-11 11:00:44
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† Boy is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1879-07-18 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Boy was born wild 1847.


Comments / pictures

1857: Arrived as Berlin Zoo first elephant.

1867-02-03: Killed elephant keeper Schmidt.

Later he attacked headkeeper Pechler.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Boy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3905. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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