Rio
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo) in Malaysia

Biography

♂ Rio
Photo from The babies of Melaka Zoo Clinic, by Designerartgirl

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 21 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2004 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo), in Malaysia

Date of arrival

2004-00-00	Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo)
Record history
History of updates	2007-09-18

Latest document update	2021-09-26 12:00:04

Biography

Rio is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo), in Malaysia.

Rio arrived in 2004-00-00 to the Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo),

Social

Rio lives together with 4 other elephants at the Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo): (detailed list)

Origin

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rio, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo) in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=959. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Melaka Zoo (Malacca Zoo)

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