Mas
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia in Malaysia

Biography
♀ Mas
Milk time: Jalong suckling Mas at their enclosure in Taiping Zoo. With the birth of Mas, the zoo now has nine elephants.<br /> thestar.com.my
Milk time: Jalong suckling Mas at their enclosure in Taiping Zoo. With the birth of Mas, the zoo now has nine elephants. thestar.com.my
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 14 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2011-10-30 captive-born
Birth place: in Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia
Parents: ♂ Setia x ♀ Matang
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia, in Malaysia
Date of arrival
2011-10-30Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia
Record history
History of updates2020-10-31
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Mas is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia, in Malaysia.

Mas arrived in 2011-10-30 to the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia,

Social

Mas lives together with 8 other elephants at the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Bera born 1984-05-01
  2. ♀ Jalong born 1988
  3. ♀ Jaya born 1991-00-00
  4. ♀ Matang born 2003-12-07
  5. ♀ Selama born 2005-12-17
  6. ♂ Setia born 1989-00-00
  7. ♀ Taiping born 2007-06-06
  8. ♂ Unnamed born 2021-12-30


Origin

Mas was born captive-born 2011-10-30 at Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia.

Parentage

Parents of Mas are: ♂ Setia (father) and ♀ Matang (mother).

Siblings through the father Setia:

  1. 2002-08-10 -- † 2004-04-07 (F) Larut
  2. 2003-12-07(F) Matang
  3. 2005-12-17(F) Selama
  4. 2007-06-06(F) Taiping
  5. 2021-12-30(M) Unnamed

Pedigree

Mass ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Mas

Sire (f):
Setia

Born: 1989-00-00

Sire ff:


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Dame ffm:
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Born:
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Dame m:
Matang

Born: 2003-12-07

Sire mf:
Setia

Born: 1989-00-00
Sire mff:
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Dame mm:
Bera

Born: 1984-05-01
Sire mmf:
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Comments / pictures

Inbred - calf's sire also sired her mother

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mas, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taiping Zoo and Night Safari Malaysia in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7486. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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