Birma
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Romanèche Touroparc in France

Biography

☨ ♀ Birma
Birma in October 2007. Photo: Jason

Identification

EEP nr	8413

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 37 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1984 unknown
Birth place:	in Myanmar unspecified location
Imported:	1988 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:	By boat from Rangoon in Burma, to Rotterdam
Death
Dead:	†2021-12-27
Death reason:	pathological: acute colic
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Romanèche Touroparc, in France

Date of arrival

2009-04-18	Romanèche Touroparc from Chester Zoo

2006-01-24	Chester Zoo from Maubeuge Zoo

1988-06-28	Maubeuge Zoo from Soest Zoo

1988-06-00	Soest Zoo from E.A.G. van den Brink

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2021-12-31 05:25:11
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† Birma is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-12-27 at Romanèche Touroparc, in France, . Official death reason described as acute colic.

Origin

Birma was born unknown 1984 at Myanmar unspecified location. and imported 1988 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon in Burma, to Rotterdam

Comments / pictures

Captured or born in Burma.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Birma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Romanèche Touroparc in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1594. (archived at the Wayback machine)