Sahib
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello) in Germany

Biography

☨ ♂ Sahib
1965 at Circus Schumann in the Circusbuilding in Copenhagen

Alternative name:	August

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Status:	foot problems
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1968-03-17
Death reason:	euthanised: pain because of inflammation in soles of both front feet
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello), in Germany

Date of arrival

1958-00-00	Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello) from Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina)

1957-00-00	Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) from Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello)

1947-00-00	Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello) from Circus Arena Frank

1931-00-00	Circus Arena Frank from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) from Port of Hamburg

	Port of Hamburg from Firma Carl Hagenbeck

	Firma Carl Hagenbeck from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-11-12

Latest document update	2024-03-12 01:32:55

† Sahib is a dead foot problems Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1968-03-17 at Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello), in Germany, . Official death reason described as pain because of inflammation in soles of both front feet.

Origin

Sahib was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Sahib in Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello) Kalli Frank with Sahib. Photo from the book Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf

Sahib with Kalli "Tarzan" Frank, 1964.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sahib, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Atlas (Circus Frankello) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1861. (archived at the Wayback machine)