Ma Schwe (Mashwe)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Auckland Zoo in New Zealand

Biography

☨ ♀ Ma Schwe (Mashwe)
Ma Schwe arrived at the zoo in 1968 and this photo was probably taken soon after in the late 1960s. This photo was sourced from the book A Tiger by the Tail, A History of Auckland Zoo 1922 – 1992

Identification

SSP nr	497
ASMP nr	46

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 18 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1964 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1982-08-02
Death reason:	disease: acute heart failure
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand

Date of arrival

1968-10-30	Auckland Zoo from San Diego Zoo

1965-11-08	San Diego Zoo from Gene Goebel

Record history
History of updates	2024-11-13: last elephant Burma left

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Ma Schwe (Mashwe) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1982-08-02 at Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand, . Official death reason described as acute heart failure.

Origin

Ma Schwe (Mashwe) was born wild 1964.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ma Schwe (Mashwe), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3411. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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