Chiquita
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Rancy in France

1: Dany Renz (owner to 1972)

1. 1972-06-16: director Dany Renz fatal attack by Chiquita. † Dany Renz Died 1972-06-17, Issoire. Died 17 June on hospital.

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

Chiquita was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

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.

References

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),
  Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
• A. Zoll, Munich.

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• elephant mankillers, elephants that has killed humans. List of elephant mankillers
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