† Hanako is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2016-05-26 at Inokashira Park Zoo, in Japan, . Official death reason described as collapsed, couldnt stand up.
Hanako was born wild 1947.
Hanako was believed to be the oldest Asian elephant in Japan. She was the first elephant imported to Japan following World War II. In 1956, she killed a drunk visitor who entered her enclosure. Four years later she killed a keeper. She was transitioned to Protected Contact in September 2011 following a string of aggressive behaviors towards keepers in a five year period.
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