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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Omar  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr761
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Status:foot problems
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1903
Death reason: euthanised: hanged because of foot abcess
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1881-04-18Berlin Zoo
from Port of Hamburg
1881-04-17Port of Hamburg
from Port of London
1876-05-17Port of London
from London Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-20: casualties
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Omar is a dead foot problems Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1903 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, . Official death reason described as hanged because of foot abcess.

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1881-05-03: elephant keeper Adolf Marschall attacked by Omar. Marschall was removing the saddle from Omar, after ride operations, when Omar attacked him, pushed him and tusked him. Adolf Marschall Survived. Severe injuries in right side of the breast, and brought to hospital.


Origin

Omar was born wild at India unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Gift from Edward VII of England.


Contradictory records:

EEP stat arrival in Berlin 1882-04-06

Records about Omar from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Omar:

761 M ???? WILD WILD INDIA ???? NONE Birth OMAR
PUBLIC ~ Jan 1876 NONE Transfer
LONDON RP 17 May 1876 938 Loan to
BERLINZOO 6 Apr 1882 NONE ltf Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Omar, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3046. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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