Tao
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Japan

Biography

⚪ Tao
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Identification

JAZA nr nr	XX

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	unknown 2 years old
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* 2023-08-19 captive-born
Birth place:	in Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Birth weight	90.00 kgs, 198.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Pearl
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

2023-08-19	Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00

Latest document update	2023-11-18 12:06:22

Biography

Tao is a living an elephant with unknown sex, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, in Japan.

Tao arrived in 2023-08-19 to the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo,

Social

Tao lives together with 4 other elephants at the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Nyein born 2013-05-12
♀ Pearl born 2003-09-12
♀ Shu Tein born 1991-04-28
♂ Si Sh born 2008-04-04

Origin

Tao was born captive-born 2023-08-19 at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Tao are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Pearl (mother).

Pedigree

**Taos ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tao	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Pearl Born: 2003-09-12	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Shu Tein Born: 1991-04-28	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Shu Tein Born: 1991-04-28	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The mother elephant came to the zoo from Myanmar in 2018, and her Pregnancy was confirmed in 2022. Born at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, the baby elephant was estimated to be 90 centimeters long and weigh 90 kilograms.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tao, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16950. (archived at the Wayback machine)