Mapalay
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Mapalay  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr7118
SSP nr752
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:* 1954 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: †1998-04-30
Death reason: unknown:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies
1. Born 1968-11-10
(dead † 1968-11-10)		♀ killed EEP id: 6815
2. Born 1970-12-07
(dead † 1998-04-24)		♂ Ramon EEP id: 7011 SSP id: 755
3. Born 1973-06-28
(dead † 1975)		♀ Suma (Rhani) EEP id: 7308
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen, in Germany
Date of arrival
1971-11-03Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
from Hannover Zoo
1964-00-00Hannover Zoo
from Circus Knie
Record history
History of updates2025-03-07: text
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Mapalay is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1998-04-30 at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen, in Germany, .

Offspring

Total: 3 babies
  1. (F) 1968-11-10 -- † 1968-11-10 killed EEP id: 6815
  2. (M) 1970-12-07 -- † 1998-04-24 Ramon EEP id: 7011 SSP id: 755
  3. (F) 1973-06-28 -- † 1975 Suma (Rhani) EEP id: 7308


Origin

Mapalay was born wild 1954.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mapalay, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=733. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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