May Tagu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Planckendael Zoo in Belgium

Biography
♀ May Tagu
May Tagu. Antwerp Zoo Summer 2008. Photo: � Tony Verhulst
May Tagu. Antwerp Zoo Summer 2008. Photo: � Tony Verhulst
Identification
EEP nr200504
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 19 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2005-04-11 captive-born
Birth place: in Port Lympne Zoo
Parents: ♂ Luka x ♀ Khaing Phyo Phyo
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 2015-05-20
(dead † 2015-05-20)		♂ Baby Q EEP id: 201500
2. Born 2017-12-25♀ Suki EEP id: 201723?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Planckendael Zoo, in Belgium
Date of arrival
2012-06-18Planckendael Zoo
from Antwerp Zoo
2006-05-02Antwerp Zoo
from Port Lympne Zoo
Record history
History of updates2020-10-04
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

May Tagu is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Planckendael Zoo, in Belgium.

May Tagu arrived in 2012-06-18 to the Planckendael Zoo, relocated from the Antwerp Zoo, in Belgium.


Social

May Tagu lives together with 4 other elephants at the Planckendael Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Tun Kai born 2018-01-13
  2. ♀ Kai Mook (Kai-Mook) born 2009-05-17
  3. ♂ Kanvar born 2008-07-19
  4. ♀ Suki born 2017-12-25

Offspring

  1. (M) 2015-05-20 -- † 2015-05-20 Baby Q EEP id: 201500
  2. (F) 2017-12-25 Suki EEP id: 201723?


Origin

May Tagu was born captive-born 2005-04-11 at Port Lympne Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of May Tagu are: ♂ Luka (father) and ♀ Khaing Phyo Phyo (mother).

Siblings through the father Luka:

  1. 1990-11-22 -- † 1990-11-22 (M) Hathi
  2. 1995-01-23 -- † 1995-01-23 (F) killed
  3. 1997-05-06(F) Vishesh
  4. 2002-06-30 -- † 2005-08-15 (M) Sitang
  5. 2005-05-28 -- † 2005-05-28 (M) stillborn
  6. 2005-07-12 -- † 2005-07-12 (F) stillborn
  7. 2020-12-21(M) Yaro
  8. 2021-02-11 -- † 2021-02-16 (M) Kiron

Siblings through the mother Khaing Phyo Phyo:

  1. 1998-02-13(M) Timber
  2. 2002-06-30 - † 2005-08-15 (M) Sitang
  3. 2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
  4. 2015-06-16 - † 2018-05-27 (F) Qiyo
  5. 2018-04-11 - † 2018-06-26 (M) Tarzen

Pedigree

May Tagus ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

May Tagu

Sire (f):
Luka

Born: 1973-04-13

Sire ff:
Mita

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Tisa

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Dame m:
Khaing Phyo Phyo

Born: 1981-08-31

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). May Tagu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Planckendael Zoo in Belgium. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=684. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Tony Verhulst, Antwerp Zoo
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