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	'''Jenny''' (1899 – February, 1941), was a 20th-century female ] ~~porbably~~ born in ]. Jenny was exported to ], between 1915 and 1917 she was put into a work service in the ] being one of the very few elephants serving in the ] armies in ].		'''Jenny''' (1899 – February 1941), was a 20th-century female ] probably born in ]. Jenny was exported to ], between 1915 and 1917 she was put into a work service in the ] being one of the very few elephants serving in the ] armies in ].

	==History==		==History==
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⚫	Jenny was born in 1899, probably in Ceylon. In 1904, at the age of five she was ~~bougt~~ by ], ] merchant of ]s, and ~~tranferred~~ to his zoo ] in Hamburg.<ref name="Koneman">{{cite book\|title=Elephants: a Cultural and Natural History \|last2=Saller\|first2=M. \|date=1999\|publisher=Koneman\|location=Cologne\|last1=Groning\|first1=K.\|page=234}}</ref>
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		⚫	Jenny was born in 1899, probably in Ceylon. In 1904, at the age of five she was bought by ], ] merchant of ]s, and transferred to his zoo ] in Hamburg.<ref name="Koneman">{{cite book\|title=Elephants: a Cultural and Natural History \|last2=Saller\|first2=M. \|date=1999\|publisher=Koneman\|location=Cologne\|last1=Groning\|first1=K.\|page=234}}</ref>

	After the beginning of World War I Jenny was transported by train to the ] at the initiative of the German ~~commaning~~ officer of the ] area, where she arrived there on January or April 1915.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Biry-Vicente \|first1=Rafaela \|title=Hommage à Jenny l'éléphante allemande \|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/insolite-hommage-jenny-l-elephante-allemande-1429250400 \|website=France 3 Radio \|publisher=France 3 \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> Her German ] (keeper) named Matthias Walter, who was drafted into the ] in 1914, was recalled to Avesnes to look after the animal.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) \|url=https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5411 \|website=Elephant Encyclopedia \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> The elephant filled multiple work tasks to help German ] on the occupied territory like pushing rail wagons of ], pulling the ] or carrying wood logs.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Folprecht \|first1=Radek \|title=Sloni za světové války pomáhali tvrdou prací válečnému hospodářství \|journal=iDNES.cz \|date=27 February 2016 \|url=https://www.idnes.cz/technet/technika/slon-lizzie-prvni-svetova-valka.A160226_104331_tec_technika_erp/foto/ERP618951_slon_ww1_05.jpg \|access-date=15 December 2024 \|publisher=Mafra \|language=cz}}</ref> In 1916, Germans transferred Jenny and her mahout, by train again, to ], ~~whwre~~ she took part in the logging work in the surrounding forests. Jenny was capable to move 50 logs a day, a work for which twelve horses would be needed.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) \|url=https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5411 \|website=Elephant Encyclopedia \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> She also participated on the circus performances for the German soldiers.		After the beginning of World War I Jenny was transported by train to the ] at the initiative of the German commanding officer of the ] area, where she arrived there in January or April 1915.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Biry-Vicente \|first1=Rafaela \|title=Hommage à Jenny l'éléphante allemande \|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/insolite-hommage-jenny-l-elephante-allemande-1429250400 \|website=France 3 Radio \|publisher=France 3 \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> Her German ] (keeper) named Matthias Walter, who was drafted into the ] in 1914, was recalled to Avesnes to look after the animal.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) \|url=https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5411 \|website=Elephant Encyclopedia \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> The elephant filled multiple work tasks to help German ]s on the occupied territory like pushing rail wagons of ], pulling the ] or carrying wood logs.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Folprecht \|first1=Radek \|title=Sloni za světové války pomáhali tvrdou prací válečnému hospodářství \|journal=iDNES.cz \|date=27 February 2016 \|url=https://www.idnes.cz/technet/technika/slon-lizzie-prvni-svetova-valka.A160226_104331_tec_technika_erp/foto/ERP618951_slon_ww1_05.jpg \|access-date=15 December 2024 \|publisher=Mafra \|language=cs}}</ref> In 1916, Germans transferred Jenny and her mahout, by train again, to ], where she took part in the logging work in the surrounding forests. Jenny was capable to move 50 logs a day, a work for which twelve horses would be needed.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) \|url=https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5411 \|website=Elephant Encyclopedia \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> She also participated on the circus performances for the German soldiers. Her photos were widely used as a part of German ].

	On 2 April 1917, the elephant returned to Hamburg and was sold to the ''Circus Strassbourger'' from ]. ~~She~~ spent her last years in the ] zoo in Paris where she died in February 1941.		On 2 April 1917, the elephant returned to Hamburg and was sold to the ''Circus Strassbourger'' from ]. Jenny spent her last years in the ] zoo in Paris where she died in February 1941 at age of approximately 41 or 42 years.

	==Memory==		==Memory==
	In 2015 a life-size steel and wicker statue of Jenny was erected in Felleries (4 m long and 2.5 m wide).<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Biry-Vicente \|first1=Rafaela \|title=Hommage à Jenny l'éléphante allemande \|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/insolite-hommage-jenny-l-elephante-allemande-1429250400 \|website=France 3 Radio \|publisher=France 3 \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>		In 2015, a life-size steel and wicker statue of Jenny was erected in Felleries (4 m long and 2.5 m wide).<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Biry-Vicente \|first1=Rafaela \|title=Hommage à Jenny l'éléphante allemande \|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/insolite-hommage-jenny-l-elephante-allemande-1429250400 \|website=France 3 Radio \|publisher=France 3 \|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==Literature==		==Literature==

	* {{cite book \|language=de\|author=Lorenz Hagenbeck\|publisher=René Jouan\|title=Ces bêtes que j'aimais tant\|editor=Presses pocket\|year=1962\|pages=253}}		* {{cite book \|language=de\|author=Lorenz Hagenbeck\|publisher=René Jouan\|title=Ces bêtes que j'aimais tant\|editor=Presses pocket\|year=1962\|pages=253}}
	* {{cite ~~book~~ \|author=Jean-Michel Boulenger\|title=Il était une fois Felleries, annuaire des activités de 1914 à 1939\|editor=\|~~year~~=\|~~isbn~~=}}		* {{cite journal \|author=Jean-Michel Boulenger\|title=Il était une fois Felleries, annuaire des activités de 1914 à 1939\|editor=\|date=December 2016\|url=https://www.agbcr.fr/_iserv/dlfiles/dl.php?ddl=revue-avesnois43.pdf\|journal=L'Avesnois Bulletin}}
	* {{cite journal \|title=Ein Inder, der uns hilft \|journal=Das Illustrierte Blatt \|date=16 July 1916 \|volume=103 \|page=1 \|url=https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/periodika/periodical/titleinfo/6799044 \|access-date=15 December 2024 \|language=de}}		* {{cite journal \|title=Ein Inder, der uns hilft \|journal=Das Illustrierte Blatt \|date=16 July 1916 \|volume=103 \|page=1 \|url=https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/periodika/periodical/titleinfo/6799044 \|access-date=15 December 2024 \|language=de}}

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Latest revision as of 21:02, 24 December 2024

Famous female Asian elephant This article is about the historic elephant. For other uses, see Jenny (elephant) (disambiguation).

Jenny
Jenny with her mahout Matthias Walter carriyng logs in northern France, c. 1915
Species	Asian elephant
Sex	Female
Born	1899 probably Ceylon
Died	February 1941 (aged approximately 42 years) Paris, France
Occupation	Zoo and circus attraction
Owner	Tierpark Hagenbeck Imperial German Army Jardin d'Acclimatation
Height	2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)

Jenny (1899 – February 1941), was a 20th-century female Asian elephant probably born in Ceylon. Jenny was exported to Germany, between 1915 and 1917 she was put into a work service in the Imperial German Army being one of the very few elephants serving in the Central Powers armies in World War I.

History

Jenny was born in 1899, probably in Ceylon. In 1904, at the age of five she was bought by Carl Hagenbeck, German merchant of wild animals, and transferred to his zoo Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg.

After the beginning of World War I Jenny was transported by train to the occupied north of France at the initiative of the German commanding officer of the Avesnes area, where she arrived there in January or April 1915. Her German mahout (keeper) named Matthias Walter, who was drafted into the Imperial German Navy in 1914, was recalled to Avesnes to look after the animal. The elephant filled multiple work tasks to help German war efforts on the occupied territory like pushing rail wagons of coal, pulling the plough or carrying wood logs. In 1916, Germans transferred Jenny and her mahout, by train again, to Felleries, where she took part in the logging work in the surrounding forests. Jenny was capable to move 50 logs a day, a work for which twelve horses would be needed. She also participated on the circus performances for the German soldiers. Her photos were widely used as a part of German war propaganda.

On 2 April 1917, the elephant returned to Hamburg and was sold to the Circus Strassbourger from Strasbourg. Jenny spent her last years in the Jardin d'Acclimatation zoo in Paris where she died in February 1941 at age of approximately 41 or 42 years.

Memory

In 2015, a life-size steel and wicker statue of Jenny was erected in Felleries (4 m long and 2.5 m wide).

References

Groning, K.; Saller, M. (1999). Elephants: a Cultural and Natural History. Cologne: Koneman. p. 234.
Biry-Vicente, Rafaela. "Hommage à Jenny l'éléphante allemande". France 3 Radio. France 3. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
"Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)". Elephant Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
Folprecht, Radek (27 February 2016). "Sloni za světové války pomáhali tvrdou prací válečnému hospodářství". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
"Jenny, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)". Elephant Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
Biry-Vicente, Rafaela. "Hommage à Jenny l'éléphante allemande". France 3 Radio. France 3. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

General and cited references

Literature

Lorenz Hagenbeck (1962). Presses pocket (ed.). Ces bêtes que j'aimais tant (in German). René Jouan. p. 253.
Jean-Michel Boulenger (December 2016). "Il était une fois Felleries, annuaire des activités de 1914 à 1939" (PDF). L'Avesnois Bulletin.
"Ein Inder, der uns hilft". Das Illustrierte Blatt (in German). 103: 1. 16 July 1916. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

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