William
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Marseille Zoo in France

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ William  dead elephant
William displayed as museum specimen.
William as museum specimen. Photo: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
William. Photo: Muséum d
William. Photo: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
Taxidermy locationMarseille Natural History Museum, Marseille, France

Identification

Museum accession number MHNM 6446

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1906
Death location: Marseille Zoo
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Marseille Zoo, in France

Date of arrival

1905-00-00Marseille Zoo
from MacCaddon Circus

Record history
History of updates2022-04-06

Latest document update2022-04-06 11:05:35
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† William is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1906 at Marseille Zoo, in France, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Marseille Natural History Museum, in Marseille, France, since 1906-00-00.


Origin

William was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

William (?-1906) came to Marseille from the American circus MacCaddon. He was present at the Marseille Zoo for only 7 months before he died 1906 and moved to the Museum's collections in 1906.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). William, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Marseille Zoo in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10454. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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