Marco (Mako)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Lyon Zoo in France

Biography

☨ ♂ Marco (Mako)

Identification

EEP nr	4803

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 50 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1948 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1998-01-21
Death reason:	age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Lyon Zoo, in France

Date of arrival

1948-12-22	Lyon Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2021-09-26: Born in Asia

Latest document update	2021-09-26 10:28:39

† Marco (Mako) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1998-01-21 at Lyon Zoo, in France, .

Origin

Marco (Mako) was born wild 1948 at Asia unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Marco (Mako), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Lyon Zoo in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1605. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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