Elizabeths elephant
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tower of London Menagerie in United Kingdom

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ⚪ Elizabeths elephant  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:, unknown age
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:
Death location: Tower of London Menagerie
Death reason: :
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tower of London Menagerie, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1592-00-00Tower of London Menagerie
from Queen Elizabeth I of England

1592-00-00Queen Elizabeth I of England
from King Henry IV of France

1591-07-00King Henry IV of France
from King Philip II of Spain

King Philip II of Spain
from Port of Lisbon

Port of Lisbon
from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-03-21

Latest document update2021-07-25 15:03:31
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† Elizabeths elephant is a dead Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Tower of London Menagerie, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Elizabeths elephant was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


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At some point during his reign, Henri IV of France had been sent an Indian elephant. He found the elephant too expensive to feed, though, so he sent it on to Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth I is also the first monarch to open the menagerie to the public.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Elizabeths elephant, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tower of London Menagerie in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10881. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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