Burma
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Monarto Zoo in Australia

Biography
♀ Burma
Burma, the younger of the Auckland Zoos two Female Asian Elephants, she is just over 20 in this photo (taken in Oct 2007) © Jeremy Harris, Auckland, New Zealand
Burma, the younger of the Auckland Zoos two Female Asian Elephants, she is just over 20 in this photo (taken in Oct 2007) © Jeremy Harris, Auckland, New Zealand
Identification
ASMP nr51
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 43 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1982 wild
Birth place: in Myanmar unspecified location
Capture: 1982
Imported:1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:By boat from Rangoon
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Monarto Zoo, in Australia
Date of arrival
2024-11-12Monarto Zoo
from Auckland Zoo
1990-05-18Auckland Zoo
from Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
from E.A.G. van den Brink
E.A.G. van den Brink
from Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:
Latest document update2020-12-03 20:21:40
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Biography

Burma is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Monarto Zoo, in Australia.

Burma arrived in 2024-11-12 to the Monarto Zoo, relocated from the Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand.


Social

Burma lives together with 1 other elephants at the Monarto Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Permai born 1989


Origin

Burma was born wild 1982 at Myanmar unspecified location, captured 1982 . and imported 1990 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon


Comments / pictures

Official birth date 1982-10-20

Burma, imported to New Zealand in 1990 from animal dealer Frans van den Brink (originally wild-caught as a calf in Burma in 1982.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Burma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Monarto Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2018. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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