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  1. Elephantelephant

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    I created this thread to write Japanese elephants here. I saw some threads with one post about elephants in Japan, so it could be written here.

    Japan has an unsustainable elephant population and their births are only once every few years. They try to import elephants from other Asian countries, but their breeding is poorly managed and almost all elephants live in very unsuitable conditions.

    There are currently 4.17 african elephants, 15.48 asian elephants and 0.1 forest elephants. But there are very few breeding cows and breeding is very few.

    African elephants:
    1.0 Ben (1988)- Miyagi- Sendai- Selcohome zoo paradise Yagiyama
    1.0 Daisuke (1989)- Omoriyama zoo
    1.0 Taka (1991)- Hiroshima- Asa zoological park, parents Hiro and Wata
    1.0 Tomu (2009)- Tokio- Tama zoo, parents Afu and Rika
    0.1 Ako (1965)- Tokio- Tama zoo
    0.1 Mary (1966)- Miyagi- Sendai- Selcohome zoo paradise Yagiyama
    0.1 Narina (1972)- Shizuoka- Fuji safaripark
    0.1 Cheeki (1976)- Tokio- Tama zoo
    0.1 Ai (1978)- Miyashiro- Tobu zoo
    0.1 Kyoko (1978)- Miyashiro- Tobu zoo
    0.1 Eli (1980-1983)- Kumamoto zoo
    0.1 Mary (1980-1983)- Kumamoto zoo
    0.1 Ai (1982)- Hiroshima- Asa zoological park, 2 offspring, 1 living
    0.1 Wata (1982)- Himeji central park zoo, 1 living offspring
    0.1 Lily (1988)- Omoriyama zoo
    0.1 Rika (1988)- Ehime- Tobe zoo, 5 offsprings, 3 living
    0.1 Hanako (1989)- Miyagi- Sendai- Selcohome zoo paradise Yagiyama
    0.1 Satara (1990)- Shizuoka- Fuji safaripark
    0.1 Mao (2002)- Morioka zoo, parents Tamao and Ai
    0.1 Hime (2006)- Ehime- Tobe zoo, parents Afu and Rika
    0.1 Toa (2013)- Ehime- Tobe zoo, parents Afu and Rika

    Asian elephants:
    1.0 Anura (1953)- Tokio- Tama zoo
    1.0 Dana (1971)- Toyohashi- Non Hoi park zoo, 2 dead offsprings
    1.0 Bon (1976)- Yokohama- Kanazawa zoo
    1.0 Suratara (1985)- Chiba zoo
    1.0 Rasukumal (1990)- Yokohama- Zoorasia
    1.0 Terry (1992)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, 5 offsprings, 4 living
    1.0 Mac (1992)- Kobe Oji zoo, 4 offsprings, 1 living
    1.0 Rahul (2003)- Okinawa zoo, 1 dead offspring
    1.0 Kosala (2004)- Nagoya- Higashiyama zoo
    1.0 Khammoun (2005)- Shizuoka- Fuji safaripark
    1.0 Vidula (2007)- Tokio- Tama zoo, mother Sapumali
    1.0 Milinda (2007)- Tokuyama zoo
    1.0 Si Sh (2008)- Maruyama zoo
    1.0 Akito Tonkam (2011)- Kyoto zoo
    1.0 Yuuki (2014)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, parents Mac and Zuze
    0.2 name? (?)- Shizuoka- Fuji safaripark
    0.1 Fujiko (1968)- Okazaki- Higashi park zoo
    0.1 Hamako (1971)- Hamamatsu City zoo
    0.1 Hanako (1971)- Fukuoka zoo
    0.1 Mito (1971)- Kyoto zoo
    0.1 Waruder (1971)- Nagoya- Higashiyama zoo
    0.1 Miyoka (1972)- Utsunomiya zoo
    0.1 Asha (1977)- Toyohashi- Non Hoi park zoo, 2 dead offsprings
    0.1 Daya (1977)- Tokio- Ueno zoo
    0.1 Sally (1977)- Kitakyushu- Itozu zoo
    0.1 Yoko (1977)- Yokohama- Kanazawa zoo
    0.1 Lan/Ran (1978)- Kitakyushu- Itozu zoo
    0.1 Mickey (1978)-Ichichara elephant kingdom
    0.1 Sunny (1979)- Nomi- Ishikawa zoo
    0.1 Randy (1980)- Ichichara elephant kingdom
    0.1 Suzoko (1980)- Hitachi- Kamine zoo
    0.1 Mineko (1981)- Hitachi- Kamine zoo
    0.1 Ai (1983)- Chiba zoo
    0.1 Ministar (1986)- Ichichara elephant kingdom
    0.1 Sandy (1986)- Ichichara elephant kingdom
    0.1 Chamery (1990)- Yokohama- Kanazawa zoo
    0.1 Marry (1990)- Tokushima zoo
    0.1 Zuze (1990)- Kobe Oji zoo, 4 offsprings, 1 living
    0.1 Pooly (1991)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, 3 living offsprings
    0.1 Shu Thein (1991)- Maruyama zoo, 2 living offspring
    0.1 Shury (1994)- Yokohama- Zoorasia
    0.1 Surya/Mumta (1994)- Tokio- Ueno zoo
    0.1 Tem (1994)- Shizuoka- Fuji safaripark, 1 living offspring
    0.1 Authi (1998)- Tokio- Ueno zoo, 1 dead offspring
    0.1 Fuku (1998)- Fukuyama City zoo
    0.1 Mammy (1998)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, 2 offsprings, 1 living
    0.1 Midori (2000)- Kobe Oji zoo
    0.1 Ruka (2001)- Okinawa zoo, 1 dead offspring
    0.1 Anula (2001)- Nagoya- Higashiyama zoo, 1 living offspring
    0.1 Pearl (2003)- Maruyama zoo, mother Shu Thein
    0.1 Amara (2004)- Tokio- Tama zoo, parent Thilaka
    0.1 Namalee (2006)- Tokuyama zoo
    0.1 Yumeka (2007)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, parents Terry and Pooly
    0.1 Fuyumi Tonlun (2008)- Kyoto zoo
    0.1 Harumi Kampart (2010)- Kyoto zoo
    0.1 Natsumi Bunnyun (2010)- Kyoto zoo
    0.1 Gam (2012)- Shizuoka- Fuji safaripark, mother Tem
    0.1 Sakura (2013)- Nagoya- Higashiyama zoo, parents Kosala and Anula
    0.1 Nyein (2013)- Maruyama zoo, mother Shu Thein
    0.1 Ririka (2013)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, parents Terry and Pooly
    0.1 name? (2018)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, parents Terry and Pooly
    0.1 name? (2019)- Ichichara elephant kingdom, parents Terry and Mammy

    Forest elephants:
    0.1 May/Mei (1999)- Hiroshima- Asa zoological park

    These are all elephants I know of, if you know of any more, information will be welcome.
     
  2. Elephantelephant

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    There are currently no known pregnancies, only the cow Mao in Morioka, they make the first attempt at AI in Japan.
     
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    Akiyoshidai Safari Land:
    1.0 Die(Name) (African Forest Elephant)
    0.2 Yoshi and Aki (African elephant)

    Adventure world should have some but idk the numbers.
     
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    Roadside zoo shirotori zoo has 0.1 Patora

    there's a pair of asian elephants in nasu world monkey park.
     
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    Thank you for the information.

    I also found other cows at Himeji Central Park Zoo.

    other elephants are:
    African
    0.1 name? (?)- Nishinoda Africam safari
    0.1 Nobu (1981)- Himeji central park zoo
    0.1 Sachi (1982)- Himeji central park zoo
    0.1 Megu (1982)- Himeji central park zoo
    0.1 Reed/ Yoshi (1993)- Yamaguchi safariland
    0.1 Aki (1999)- Yamaguchi safariland

    Asian
    1.0 Taiyo (1999)- Miyazaki City Phoenix zoo
    0.2 name? (?)- Tohoko safari park
    0.1 Patora (?)- Roadside zoo Shirotori
    0.1 Dumbo (1966)- Shizuoka Nihondaira zoo
    0.1 Shanti (1969)- Shizuoka Nihondaira zoo
    0.1 Hanako (1970)- Sasebo zoo
    0.1 Larry (1976)- Shirahama zoo Adventure world
    0.1 Bounmee (1978)- Iwate safari park
    0.1 Fuko (1978)- Nagano Chausuyama zoo
    0.1 Teru (1978)- Kofu City Yuki park zoo
    0.1 Merry (1980)- Shirahama zoo Adventure world
    0.1 Nath (1985)- Iwate safari park
    0.1 Thongkhoun (1993)- Nasu world Monkey park
    0.1 Bountom (1996)- Nasu world Monkey park

    Forest
    1.0 Dai (1999)- Yamaguchi safariland
     
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    Patora is an African elephant
     
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    Thank you for reminding. I didn't know anything about her anywhere. She wasn't even in the elephant database.
     
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    Ueno Zoo celebrates the birth of their first elephant calf:

    Ueno Zoo Celebrates 1st Birth of Elephant

    Ueno Zoo has seen the first birth of a baby elephant since it opened in 1882.

    Authai, a female Asian elephant at the zoo in Tokyo, gave birth to a male calf at 5:44 a.m. Saturday.

    Authai, born in Thailand, was contributed to Ueno Zoo with Artid, a male Asian elephant and the father of the newborn calf, in 2002, in celebration of the birth of Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, in December 2001.
     
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    The calf was named Arun.
     
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    アフリカゾウ「だいすけ」が死亡しました
    Sad news. The african bull Daisuke died in Omoriyama zoo. He was only 32 years old. They have only one elephant cow Lily now.

    Since I came to the park from South Africa in 1990, I would like to thank many people for their love and support for my health after I feel sick. About the situation of Daisuke "Daisuke" has been showing signs of foot deformity since he was young, and he continued to take care of the soles of his feet. Due to weight gain and aging, the joints of the right hind leg have swollen since October last year, and due to the movement to protect it, the left hind leg has also been deformed and the amount of defecation has been unstable. .. He continued treatment and breeding to reduce leg pain and increase appetite, and he was in a lull from November, but he fell down on the bedroom floor around 1 am on March 5th. I did. He continued treatment, but was confirmed dead at 9:28 am.
     
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    I believe you are missing Mac born to Maxi and Claudy in 1992
     
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    No, Mac is here. ;)
     
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