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

Biography

☨ ♂ Harry
Harry around 1920, before he broke his tusks

Identification

EEP nr	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 44 years old
Body height:	3.10 meter, 10.2 feet

People killed:	?
Origin
Born:	* 1890 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1934-07-08
Death reason:	disease: sepsis from a tooth fistula?
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 1906-12-18 (dead † 1907-01-12)	♀ Editha EEP id: 0602

2. Born 1928-09-20 (dead † 1939)	♀ Kalifa II EEP id: 2801
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1905-06-08	Berlin Zoo from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

1904-11-00	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Giza Zoological Garden

Record history
History of updates	2012-02-29: height, mankiller 2020-05-08: corrected birth year from 1880 to 1890, +picture, reason of death 2021-01-29: picture from 1930, maybe not mankiller 2025-03-14: Born in Asia

Latest document update	2025-03-14 17:22:00
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† Harry is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1934-07-08 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as sepsis from a tooth fistula?.

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

(F) 1906-12-18 -- † 1907-01-12 Editha EEP id: 0602
(F) 1928-09-20 -- † 1939 Kalifa II EEP id: 2801

Origin

Harry was born wild 1890 at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Harry was one of the larger bulls ever.

Mankiller: After he broke his tusks, he started to attack the cows, and also attacked, (possible even killed?) an elephant keeper, why he was kept isolated.

Harry in Berlin Zoo
"Elefantenpagoda, with Harry, 1930.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Harry, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1269. (archived at the Wayback machine)