Böse Rosa
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Sarrasani in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Böse Rosa  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age

People killed:1: Killed the experienced and famous elephant trainer Wilhelm Philadelphia, Berlin, 1921-04-28
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Sarrasani, in Germany

Date of arrival

Circus Sarrasani
Record history
History of updates2023-09-21

Latest document update2025-03-14 14:30:34

† Böse Rosa is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Circus Sarrasani, in Germany, .

Affiliated people

1: Wilhelm Philadelphia (trainer from 1921 to 1921 )

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1921-04-28: elephant trainer Wilhelm Philadelphia fatal attack by Böse Rosa. crushed the trainer Wilhelm Philadelphia to death on the wall of her box † Wilhelm Philadelphia Died 1921-04-28


Origin

Böse Rosa was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Very aggressive, except for Sarrasani and one of the keepers.

1921-04-28: (Berlin) Killed the experienced and famous elephant trainer Wilhelm Philadelphia.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Böse Rosa, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Sarrasani in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3642. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Page 59,
    Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf

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