Lan Po
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Taipei Zoo in Taiwan

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Lan Po  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr386
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 31 years old
Origin
Born:* 1980 wild
Birth place: in Africa unspecified location
Capture: 1982
Death
Dead: †2011-04-22
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Taipei Zoo, in Taiwan
Date of arrival
1986-10-13Taipei Zoo
from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Record history
History of updates2011-04-06: New elephant RE
2018-03-16: link to Elefanten-Fotolexikon (Petra Prager) submitted
2018-07-01: dead
2022-03-01: Born in Africa
Latest document update2022-03-01 04:10:09

† Lan Po is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2011-04-22 at Taipei Zoo, in Taiwan, .

Origin

Lan Po was born wild 1980 at Africa unspecified location, captured 1982 .


Comments / pictures

In the 2005 Edition of the North American Regional Studbook for the African Elephant, this animal is listed as alive. The 2008 SSP Update lists this elephant as Lost to Follow-up.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Lan Po, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Taipei Zoo in Taiwan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6898. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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  • Taipei Zoo, through Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)

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