Nyein
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Japan

Biography

♀ Nyein

Alternative name:	Nyein Shu Ngwe Soe

Identification

JAZA nr nr	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 12 years old
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* 2013-05-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Myanmar unspecified location

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Shu Tein
Imported:	2018 by Unknown
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

2018-11-30	Sapporo Maruyama Zoo from Myanmar unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2018-12-04: new record 2021-09-17: Unknown importer

Latest document update	2021-09-17 10:04:55

Biography

Nyein is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, in Japan.

Nyein arrived in 2018-11-30 to the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, relocated from the Myanmar unspecified location, in Myanmar.

Social

Nyein lives together with 4 other elephants at the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo: (detailed list)

Origin

Parents of Nyein are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Shu Tein (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Nyein, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11513. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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