Mapalay
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland

Biography

♀ Mapalay
Alternative name:	Ma Palej, Ma Palai

Identification

EEP nr	8801

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 38 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1986 wild
Birth place:
Imported:	1988? by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:	By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo from Circus Knie

1988-11-00	Circus Knie from Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)

	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo) from E.A.G. van den Brink

	E.A.G. van den Brink from Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE)

Record history
History of updates	2021-12-23

Latest document update	2021-09-15 21:40:30
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Biography

Mapalay is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland.

Mapalay arrived in 2016-00-00 to the Knies Kinderzoo, relocated from the Circus Knie, in Switzerland.

Social

Mapalay lives together with 8 other elephants at the Knies Kinderzoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

Origin

Mapalay was born wild 1986. and imported 1988? by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Mapalay, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1642. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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