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Pollux
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Jardin d´Acclimatation in France

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ⚪ Pollux  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1870-12-30
Death reason: killed: for meat, during the war
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Jardin d´Acclimatation, in France

Date of arrival

Jardin d´Acclimatation
Record history
History of updates2021-02-01

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Pollux is a dead Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1870-12-30 at Jardin d´Acclimatation, in France, . Official death reason described as for meat, during the war.

Origin

Pollux was born wild .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pollux, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Jardin d´Acclimatation in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3506. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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