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Suwako Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan Biography
☨ ♀ Suwako
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Description
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Sex and age: Female ♀ 65 years old Origin
Born: * 1943 wild
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Death
Dead: †2008
Death reason: unknown: Locations - owners Present / last location: Kobe Oiji Zoo , in Japan
Date of arrival
1950-09-28 Kobe Oiji Zoo Record history
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† Suwako is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , , who died 2008 at Kobe Oiji Zoo , in Japan , .
Origin
Suwako was born wild 1943 .
Comments / pictures Suwako was the oldest living elephant in Japan, but it seems like she died in the spring of 2008.
Reference list References Koehl, Dan, (2025). Suwako, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kobe Oiji Zoo in Japan . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1415 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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