Alfeld
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Alfeld  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr3805

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1938
Death reason: accident: electrocuted at train station in Freising, Munich
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina), in Germany

Date of arrival

Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina)
from Hannover Zoo

Hannover Zoo
from Firma Ruhe

1934-02-00Firma Ruhe
from Circus Kludsky

Circus Kludsky
from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates2010-04-16: 
2022-04-15: Born in Asia

Latest document update2022-04-15 11:36:00
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† Alfeld is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1938 at Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina), in Germany, . Official death reason described as electrocuted at train station in Freising, Munich.

Origin

Alfeld was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Alfeld, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1204. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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