Mei Tai
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Taipei Zoo in Taiwan

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Mei Tai  dead elephant
Identification
SSP nr397
Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 43 years old
Origin
Born:* 1982 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †2025-06-06
Death reason: euthanised: collapsed, and couldnt stand up
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Taipei Zoo, in Taiwan
Date of arrival
1986-09-22Taipei Zoo
from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
Record history
History of updates2011-04-06: New elephant RE
Latest document update2025-07-03 18:08:49

† Mei Tai is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2025-06-06 at Taipei Zoo, in Taiwan, . Official death reason described as collapsed, and couldnt stand up.

Origin

Mei Tai was born wild 1982.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mei Tai, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Taipei Zoo in Taiwan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6895. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • In the 2005 Edition of the North American Regional Studbook for the African Elephant, this animal is listed as alive. The 2008 SSP Update lists this elephant as Lost to Follow-up.

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