Mara
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park in Japan

Biography

☨ ♀ Mara

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 6 years old
Body height:	0.93 meter, 3.1 feet
Origin
Born:	* 2011-09-17 captive-born
Birth place:	in Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park
Birth weight	90.50 kgs, 199.10 lbs

Parents:	♂ Dana x ♀ Asha
Death
Dead:	†2017-08-13
Death reason:	unknown: twisted intestine
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park, in Japan

Date of arrival

2011-09-17	Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park
Record history
History of updates	2018-03-14: dead

Latest document update	2020-11-05 19:38:27

† Mara is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2017-08-13 at Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park, in Japan, . Official death reason described as twisted intestine.

Origin

Mara was born captive-born 2011-09-17 at Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park.

Parentage

Parents of Mara are: ♂ Dana (father) and ♀ Asha (mother).

Siblings through the father Dana:

2003-03-30 -- † 2003-03-30 () stillborn
2009? -- † 2009? (F) stillborn
2016-10-27 -- † 2017-12-07 (M) Genki
2022-10-27 -- † 2023-12-14 (M) Raja

Siblings through the mother Asha:

2016-10-27 - † 2017-12-07 (M) Genki
2022-10-27 - † 2023-12-14 (M) Raja

Pedigree

**Maras ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Mara	Sire (f): Dana Born: 1971 2025-11	Sire ff: Born: 2025-11	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2025-11	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-11	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2025-11	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Asha Born: 1977 2025-11	Sire mf: Born: 2025-11	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-11	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-11	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-11	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

2011: On Sept. 17 at 12:30 a.m., as ASHA gave birth to a female calf, the fourth successful birth in captivity in Japan of an Asian elephant and the first for an elephant belonging to the Ueno Zoo. The calf weighed 90.5 kilograms and was 93 centimeters tall.

2017-08-14: Young Asian elephant Mara passed away on Aug. 13 at the Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park here. She was 5 years and 11 months old, and succumbed to a twisted intestine. According to the zoo, Mara had been suffering from diarrhea for the last few days, but her appetite was unchanged, and she underwent her rehabilitation exercises as usual in the morning. However, roughly 50 minutes later, she stopped moving and floated sideways in the pool. The zoo keepers attempted to revive her, but discovered that she had stopped breathing.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mara, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7365. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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