Boy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Berlin Zoo in Germany

dead elephant ☨ ♂ Boy  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 32 years old
Body height: 3.35 meter, 11.0 feet

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1847 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1879-07-18
Death reason: euthanised:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Berlin Zoo, in Germany

Date of arrival

1857-07-06Berlin Zoo
from Menagerie Liphard

Record history
History of updates2012-02-29: height

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

† Boy is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1879-07-18 at Berlin Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin


Boy was born wild 1847.


Comments / pictures

1867-02-03: Killed elephant keeper Schmidt

Later he attacked headkeeper Pechler

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Boy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Berlin Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3905. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum
  • Elefanten in Berlin by Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Berlin Zoo
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Categories1879 deaths | 1847 births | Elephants from Berlin Zoo | Germany | Mankillers | Asian elephants


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