Burma
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo in Australia

Biography

☨ ♀ Burma
Burma. Western Plains Zoo 2008. Photo: © Roger Brogan

Alternative name:	Birma

Identification

ASMP nr	52

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 62 years old (estimated age)
Origin
Born:	* 1959? wild
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Imported:	1961 by Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)
Death
Dead:	†2021-02-10
Death reason:	euthanised: degenerative joint disease
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo, in Australia

Date of arrival

2005-05-18	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo from Sydney Zoo

1982-12-09	Sydney Zoo from Bullen's Animal World

1969-00-00	Bullen's Animal World from Bullen's Circus

1961-10-23	Bullen's Circus from Sydney Zoo

1961-08-21	Sydney Zoo from Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-04: Image 2009-01-25: Previous locations 2009-03-02: Management 2010-05-22: prev location 2012-07-06: changed birth year 2013-05-21: studbook 2013-05-21: alt name 2018-04-21: PC 2021-02-12: death report 2021-09-18: Importer Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza) 2021-11-18: Born in Thailand

Latest document update	2021-11-18 17:37:50
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† Burma is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-02-10 at Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo, in Australia, . Official death reason described as degenerative joint disease.

Origin

Burma was born wild 1959? at Thailand unspecified location. and imported 1961 by Mayfields Kennels and Zoo (H.H. de Souza)

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

The book Mr Bullens elephants details photos of her at an age of no more than 3 years old. This means that her birth date should be 1959 0r 1960. She arrived in Australia in 1961.

Records about Burma from Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2011)
52 F ~ 1952 UNK UNK UNKNOWN ~ 1952 NONE Birth BURMA
WALLACIA ???? NONE Transfer
SYDNEY 9 Dec 1982 820059 Transfer
DUBBO 18 May 2005 A50071 Transfer

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Burma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1302. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Mr Bullens elephants, through Glenn Sullivan
Roger Brogan, Western Plains Zoo
Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2011) Compiled by Jan Steele, Australia
https://taronga.org.au/news/2021-02-11/vale-burma

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