Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane in Germany

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Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane
Type	circus
Founded	1883
First elephant arrived	1883
Last elephant left	1884
Closed down	1884
Place	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Related persons
Owner	1883-1884: Carl Hagenbeck Jr. Carl Hagenbeck

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Description

Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane, in Hamburg, Germany , was founded in 1883 and the first elephant arrived in 1883. The last elephant left in 1884. Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane closed down in 1884.

Comments / picturesOn tour 1883-1884, founded by Carl Hagenbeck.

According to Torsten Jahn, the show included 12 Ceylonese working elephants.
According to Lorenz Hagenbeck, the show included 25 Ceylonese working elephants.

References for records about Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1489. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Animals Are My Life, by Lorenz Hagenbeck available online at https://archive.org/details/animalsaremylife033071mbp/animalsaremylife033071mbp_djvu.txt)?view=theater

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