2023-05-27; I kindly ask YOU; please subscribe to my YouTube channel. I need 1 000 subscriptions and I only have 593... Thank you!
You may of course also enjoy the Video films with elephants :) But dont forget to SUBSCRIBE!! // Dan Koehl


Circus Carl Althoff in Germany


Circus Carl Althoff
Typecircus
Owner -: Rudolf Althoff
1938-1981: Carl Althoff
Founded1938
Last elephant left1981
Closed down1981
Country Germany
Directors
Key People -: Patricia-Dorota Althoff (artist)
1972-1976: Adi Enders (animal trainer)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Relevant literature
Description

Circus Carl Althoff, Germany , was founded in 1938. The last elephant left in 1981. Circus Carl Althoff closed down in 1981.


Comments / picturesAugust Berno Carl Althoff (1912-1994) took over his fathers circus and developed it into the worlds third largest circus.

He had two sons, Giovanni Althoff und Corty Althoff and one daughter, Patricia-Dorota Althoff.

1950: The circus show three Asian elephants, Birma, Cautni (later at Circus Corty Althoff) and Rangun, which arrived in 1950, or shortly before.

1960: Rangun died.

1961: 8 elephants were bought; 1. Artaida, 2. Carla, 3. Eutina, 4. Mama Dou, 5. India, 6. Patra, 7. Wanna-Manna and 8. Yoga.

1962: 4 African bull elephants added, bought from Firma Ruhe in Alfeld; 1. bull with unknown name, 2. Sudan, Douglas, and a fourth, bull with unknown name. All four are supposed to have died before end of 1965.

1964: Another 4 African bull elephants added, Timon, Daga, Dago, and Togo (later named Douglas, the bull who killed Chiara Gärtner at Circus Josef Gärtner).

1965-12-15: Loti (Lottie), arrived from Hannover Zoo (captive born 1964-09-24 in Hannover Zoo). 1974 to Circus Corty Althoff, no records after 1980.

1966: 3 elephants added; Belinda, Vicky, Pira (all 3 1976 to Giovanni Althoff).

1970-1973 arrival of another three elephants; Rani (from Hagenbecks Tierpark, later destiny unknown, assumed dead at Althoff), Babati and Sumatra (both latter 1974 to Circus Corty Althoff).

References for records about Circus Carl Althoff

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2023). Circus Carl Althoff, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=587. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:



Search more with Google for Circus Carl AlthoffThe link will automatically include Circus Carl Althoff and open a new browser window.


Search more on the Internet Web for Circus Carl AlthoffThe link will automatically include Circus Carl Althoff and open a new browser window

Categories circus in Germany | Germany Portal | europe Portal


About this documentThis document was updated: 2021-11-11 13:15:29 with valid HTML5 Valid CSS


Elephant Encyclopedia and database
ELEPHANT
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Established 1995
ELEPHANT
DATABASE
Established 2006
Your ip: 3.238.118.27