Tokuko
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ueno Zoo in Japan

Biography

☨ ♀ Tokuko

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 9 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1949 unknown
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1958-05-20?
Death location:	Ueno Zoo
Death reason:	accident: frightened by a rat, fell in dry moat surrounding exhibit and died two days later, due to injuries in the chest
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ueno Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

	Ueno Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2020-11-03

Latest document update	2022-06-11 13:24:52
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† Tokuko is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1958-05-20? at Ueno Zoo, in Japan, . Official death reason described as frightened by a rat, fell in dry moat surrounding exhibit and died two days later, due to injuries in the chest.

Origin

Tokuko was born unknown 1949 at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Tokuko in Ueno Zoo

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tokuko, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ueno Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10478. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

The Macon News 1958-05-20 through Ryan Easley, USA

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