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

Biography

♂ Setia


Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 37 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1989-00-00 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1991
Offspring
Total: 6 babies

1. Born 2002-08-10 (dead † 2004-04-07)	♀ Larut

2. Born 2003-12-07	♀ Matang

3. Born 2005-12-17	♀ Selama

4. Born 2007-06-06	♀ Taiping

5. Born 2011-10-30	♀ Mas

6. Born 2021-12-30	♂ Unnamed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia, in Malaysia

Date of arrival

1991-09-11	Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-31

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Setia is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia, in Malaysia.

Setia arrived in 1991-09-11 to the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia,

Social

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

1 casualties

2007-02-27: elephant keeper Mohd Hashim Ishak attacked by Setia. lunged at him from behind. Tusked in the chest and pinned down by his foot Mohd Hashim Ishak Survived. Mohd Hashim Ishak was subsequently warded at the Taiping hospital here for suspected fractures and internal injuries.

Total: 6 babies

Origin

Setia was born wild 1989-00-00, captured 1991 .

Comments / pictures

2007-02-27: The elephant bull Setia attacked elephantkeeper Mohd Hashim Ishak

Setia in Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia

Setia is free contact/partial protected contact, when not in musth, during Musth in Protected Contact.

He is in tethered on longchain when in musth, and given fewer calories and frequent cold showers.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Setia, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1134. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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