Circus Carl Althoff in Germany

Circus Carl Althoff
Type	circus

Owner	-: Rudolf Althoff 1938-1981: Carl Althoff
Founded	1938
Last elephant left	1981
Closed down	1981
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 (2021). Circus Carl Althoff, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=587. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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