Mapalay
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Mapalay  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr7308
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:* 1954 wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1998-04-30
Death reason: unknown:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies
1. Born 1968-11-10
(dead † 1968-11-10)		♀ killed EEP id: 6815
2. Born 1970-12-07
(dead † 1998-04-24)		♂ Ramon EEP id: 7011 SSP id: 755
3. Born 1973-06-28
(dead † 1975)		♀ Suma (Rhani) EEP id: 7308
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen, in Germany
Date of arrival
1971-11-03Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
from Hannover Zoo
1964-00-00Hannover Zoo
from Circus Knie
Record history
History of updates2025-03-07: text
Latest document update2025-03-13 15:03:03

† Mapalay is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1998-04-30 at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen, in Germany, .

Casualties

4 casualties
  1. 1971: elephant keeper Dieter Köhler attacked by Mapalay. Dieter Köhler Survived.
  2. 1971: elephant keeper Bernd Millat attacked by Mapalay. Bernd Millat Survived.
  3. 1971: elephant keeper Gustav Röckener attacked by Mapalay. Gustav Röckener Survived.
  4. 1971: elephant keeper Ralf Ulbrich attacked by Mapalay. Ralf Ulbrich Survived.

Offspring

Total: 3 babies
  1. (F) 1968-11-10 -- † 1968-11-10 killed EEP id: 6815
  2. (M) 1970-12-07 -- † 1998-04-24 Ramon EEP id: 7011 SSP id: 755
  3. (F) 1973-06-28 -- † 1975 Suma (Rhani) EEP id: 7308


Origin

Mapalay was born wild 1954 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Attacked at least four elephant keepers, only during 1971.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mapalay, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=733. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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