Taro
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Morioka Zoological Park in Japan

Biography

☨ ♂ Taro

Identification

JAZA nr nr	?

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 27 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1991 wild
Birth place:	in unknown
Imported:	1992
Death
Dead:	†2018-11-29
Death reason:	unknown: collapsed and died
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2001-07-06 (dead † 2001-07-06)	♂ stillborn JAZA id: ?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Morioka Zoological Park, in Japan

Date of arrival

1992-00-00	Morioka Zoological Park
Record history
History of updates	2020-09-28

Latest document update	2018-12-05 07:14:11
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† Taro is a dead Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2018-11-29 at Morioka Zoological Park, in Japan, . Official death reason described as collapsed and died.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

Origin

Taro was born wild 1991 at unknown. and imported 1992

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Taro, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Morioka Zoological Park in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4986. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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