Chiquita an Asian elephant at Circus Rancy (Cirque Rancy)

† Chiquita is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Circus Rancy (Cirque Rancy), in France, of euthanised in 1972-06-17. Official death reason described as aggressive, killed Dany Renz in Issoire, France. (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. () 1972-06-17 -- † 1972-06-17 stillborn

Origin

Chiquita was born wild .

1972-06-16: Attacked her elephant keeper, and killed her owner director Dany Renz, who died 17 june on hospital, why she was euthanised the same day.

According to Mr A. Zoll in Munich, Chiquita was pregnant in 8 month (with Siam in Paris Zoo) by her death.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Page 133-134, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
• Page 16 (under records of Siam), Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger
• A. Zoll, Munich.

Internal relevant links

• List of elephant mankillers
• More elephants from: Circus Rancy (Cirque Rancy)
• More elephants from: France
• More elephants that died: 1972-06-17
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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