Ceylon
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Knie in Switzerland

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Ceylon  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1963
Death reason: maternal death: died three months after emergency caesarean section
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 1963-02-15
(dead † 1994-12-23)		♂ Sahib Fridolin EEP id: 6304
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Knie, in Switzerland
Date of arrival
Circus Knie
Record history
History of updates2022-04-01
Latest document update2021-11-20 00:46:09
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† Ceylon is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1963 at Circus Knie, in Switzerland, . Official death reason described as died three months after emergency caesarean section .

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (M) 1963-02-15 -- † 1994-12-23 Sahib Fridolin EEP id: 6304


Origin

Ceylon was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

According to Gerhard zapf Ceylon died apr three months after the birth.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ceylon, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Knie in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3199. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Page 81,
    Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf

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