Carla
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo) in Germany

Biography

♀ Carla
Carla. Circus Carl Busch, Karlsruhe, Germany 08/2009. Photo: © Daniel Hagist

Alternative name:	Karla

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 67 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1959 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo), in Germany

Date of arrival

2018-08-00	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo) from Circus Carl Busch

	Circus Carl Busch from Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)

	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo) from Circus Carl Busch

1983-00-00	Circus Carl Busch from Circus Corty Althoff

	Circus Corty Althoff from Circus Carl Busch

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-03: Current location, Image 2013-10-26: alt spelling of name 2018-08-15: transferred 2020-10-11: birth year removed, prev locations (Althoff)

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography

Carla is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo), in Germany.

Carla arrived in 2018-08-00 to the Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo), relocated from the Circus Carl Busch, in Germany.

Social

Carla lives together with 1 other elephants at the Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo): (detailed list)

Affiliated people

1: Peter Balder (trainer )

Origin

Carla was born wild 1959.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Carla, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2194. (archived at the Wayback machine)