Ya Tao
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Siu Kiem in Vietnam

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Ya Tao  dead elephant


Alternative name: Yah Tao

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Female ♀ 50 years old
Origin
Born:* 1970 unknown
Birth place: in Vietnam unspecified location
Death
Dead: 2020-12-04
Death location: Siu Kiem at the bank of Ia Tul river
Death reason: age: exhaustion and anorexia
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Siu Kiem, in Vietnam

Date of arrival

Siu Kiem
from Ksor Cham

1990-00-00Ksor Cham
from Dak Lak province unspecified camp

Record history
History of updates2020-12-05

Latest document update2020-12-05 06:26:56
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† Ya Tao is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2020-12-04 at Siu Kiem, in Vietnam, . Official death reason described as exhaustion and anorexia.

Origin

Ya Tao was born unknown 1970 at Vietnam unspecified location.


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1990: Ya Tao, a 20-year-old cow elephant, was bought by Mr. Ksor Cham in an elephant-trading market in Dak Lak province (the province that has the biggest elephant populations in Vietnam) in 1990 at the price of five taels of gold. After Mr. Cham passed away, Siu Kiem, Mr. Cham’s son-in-law had taken charge of taking care of Ya Tao. She had been a member of the elephant owner’s family.

Ya Tao in Siu Kiem

2020-12-04: Ya Tao, the last captive elephant in Gia Lai, the northern province of the Central Highlands, passed away near a stream after days of exhaustion and anorexia. Ms. Ploanh, the owner of the elephant, said yesterday (December 3), the elephant Ya Tao was taken to the bank of Ia Tul river to drink water. After drinking, the elephant was lying on the bank of the stream, a while later she died.

Ya Tao in Siu Kiem



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2020-12-05 Ya tao, the last captive elephant in gia lai province in vietnam, has died. - Elephant News

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Ya Tao, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Siu Kiem in Vietnam. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6880. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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