Suwako
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Suwako  dead elephant
Photo by <a href="http://www.brilliantdays.com" title="Oyvind Solstad">Oyvind Solstad</a> 2006-04-13
Photo by Oyvind Solstad 2006-04-13

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 65 years old
Origin
Born:* 1943 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2008
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kobe Oiji Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

1950-09-28Kobe Oiji Zoo
Record history
History of updates2021-01-12

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† Suwako is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2008 at Kobe Oiji Zoo, in Japan, .

Origin

Suwako was born wild 1943.


Comments / pictures

Suwako was the oldest living elephant in Japan, but it seems like she died in the spring of 2008.


Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Suwako, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1415. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories2008 deaths | 1943 births | Elephants from Kobe Oiji Zoo | Japan | Asian elephants


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