Bosco
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Bosco  dead elephant
Bosco and Erwin Bauer
Bosco and Erwin Bauer

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 1953
Death reason: euthanised: shot in Augsburg
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina), in Germany

Date of arrival

Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina)
from Circus Amar

1934-02-22Circus Amar
from Firma Ruhe

1934-02-22Firma Ruhe
from Circus Kludsky

Record history
History of updates2022-03-31

Latest document update2022-09-29 15:01:21
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† Bosco is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1953 at Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina), in Germany, . Official death reason described as shot in Augsburg.

Origin

Bosco was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

1938: Bosco was in the film Fahrendes Volk by Jacques Feyder.
1953: Attacked the elephant trainer Erwin Bauer on tour in Augsburg.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Bosco, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3648. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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