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Mary Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Kaliningrad Zoo in Russia Biography
† Mary is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , , who died 1945? at Kaliningrad Zoo , in Russia , . Official death reason described as shot.
Origin
Mary was born wild 1919? at India unspecified location .
Comments / pictures There is a credible evidence that Mary was transfered to Königsberg zoo (now Kaliningrad) during the German occupation of Ukraine during the Second World War, and then killed by the Wehrmacht during the retreat from the Red Army at the end of the war. (Kirill Trantin, Kiev Zoo)
Reference list References Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mary, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kaliningrad Zoo in Russia . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7318 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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