Bireki
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Biopark El Encanto in Mexico

Biography

♀ Bireki


Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 35 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1991-09-16 captive-born
Birth place:	in Circo Francisco Atayde Garcia

Parents:	♂ Ramos x ♀ Tammy
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Biopark El Encanto, in Mexico

Date of arrival

2025-05-20	Biopark El Encanto from Ostok animal sanctuary

2022-06-17	Ostok animal sanctuary from Toluca Zoo

2015-11-09	Toluca Zoo from Circo Francisco Atayde Garcia

Record history
History of updates	2009-03-29:ï¿½New elephant RE 2012-06-07:ï¿½Text RE 2017-01-02: transfer 2018-05-23: corrected mother to Tamu

Latest document update	2022-06-18 09:43:45
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Biography

Bireki is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Biopark El Encanto, in Mexico.

Bireki arrived in 2025-05-20 to the Biopark El Encanto, relocated from the Ostok animal sanctuary, in Mexico.

Social

Bireki lives together with 1 other elephants at the Biopark El Encanto: (detailed list)

♂ Big Boy born 1983-09-09

Origin

Bireki was born captive-born 1991-09-16 at Circo Francisco Atayde Garcia.

Parentage

Parents of Bireki are: ♂ Ramos (father) and ♀ Tammy (mother).

Pedigree

**Birekis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Bireki	Sire (f): Ramos Born: 1974 2026-02	Sire ff: Born: 2026-02	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-02	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-02	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-02	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Tammy Born: 1960 2026-02	Sire mf: Born: 2026-02	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2026-02	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-02	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-02	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Article at ShowMe Elephants: "Circo Hermanos Atayde," 06/06/2012

Circo Francisco Atayde Garcia has two units, one touring with Rene and the other with Bireki.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Bireki, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Biopark El Encanto in Mexico. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4696. (archived at the Wayback machine)