Douglas
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Josef Gärtner in Yugoslavia

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Douglas  dead elephant
Douglas displayed as museum specimen.
Douglas as museum specimen.


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Alternative name: Togo? (@Althoff)
Identification
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂, unknown age
People killed:1: Chiara Gärtner
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: shot legally by officials: shot after he killed Chiara Gärtner
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Josef Gärtner, in Yugoslavia
Date of arrival
Josef Gärtner
from Circus Brumbach
Circus Brumbach
from Circus Giovanni Althoff
Circus Giovanni Althoff
from Circus Carl Althoff
Record history
History of updates2010-09-22: prev. locations
2012-07-31: prev. locations
2025-03-12: Born in Africa
Latest document update2025-03-12 15:35:07

† Douglas is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Josef Gärtner, in Yugoslavia, . Official death reason described as shot after he killed Chiara Gärtner.

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1982: elephant trainer Chiara Medini-Gärtner fatal attack by Douglas. † Chiara Medini-Gärtner Died 1982


Origin

Douglas was born wild at Africa unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Douglas, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Josef Gärtner in Yugoslavia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 December 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6159. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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