Matang
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia in Malaysia

Biography
♀ Matang
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 22 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2003-12-07 captive-born
Birth place: in Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia
Birth weight 70.00 kgs, 154.00 lbs
Parents: ♂ Setia x ♀ Bera
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2011-10-30♀ Mas
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia, in Malaysia
Date of arrival
2003-12-07Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia
Record history
History of updates2010-11-10: 
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Matang is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia, in Malaysia.

Matang arrived in 2003-12-07 to the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia,

Social

Matang lives together with 8 other elephants at the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Bera born 1984-05-01
  2. ♀ Jalong born 1988
  3. ♀ Jaya born 1991-00-00
  4. ♀ Mas born 2011-10-30
  5. ♀ Selama born 2005-12-17
  6. ♂ Setia born 1989-00-00
  7. ♀ Taiping born 2007-06-06
  8. ♂ Unnamed born 2021-12-30

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 2011-10-30 Mas


Origin

Matang was born captive-born 2003-12-07 at Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia.

Parentage

Parents of Matang are: ♂ Setia (father) and ♀ Bera (mother).

Siblings through the father Setia:

  1. 2002-08-10 -- † 2004-04-07 (F) Larut
  2. 2005-12-17(F) Selama
  3. 2007-06-06(F) Taiping
  4. 2011-10-30(F) Mas
  5. 2021-12-30(M) Unnamed

Pedigree

Matangs ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

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Setia

Born: 1989-00-00

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Bera

Born: 1984-05-01

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Matang, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=768. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Mazwin Marjan, Asst. Curator, Zoo Taiping and Night Safari

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