https://www.wikianimal.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Katrin 2026-06-18T09:38:13Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.40.0 https://www.wikianimal.org/index.php?title=Miyako_(elephant)&diff=7746 2023-10-18T06:32:09Z

<p>Katrin: Update 2023: Miyako’s condition has significantly worsened.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox animal|name=Miyako|species=Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)|gender=Female|birth_date=1973|birth_place=Thailand|capture_location=|capture_age=6 months|caption=Miyako in her outdated enclosure at the Utsunomiya Zoo in Japan. Image: Elephants in Japan|image=File:Miyako_elephant.png}}<br /> <br /> &lt;p&gt;'''Miyako''' is a solitary female Asian [[elephant]] who has been living alone at the Utsunomiya Zoo in Japan since Dec 12, 1973. She was captured from Thailand when she was six months old and has never had a companion of her own species at the zoo. She suffers from chronic stress, pain, boredom and loneliness in her small and barren enclosure. &lt;ref&gt;[https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/08/28/news-elephant-miyako-living-alone-for-49-years-in-japan-interview/ Elephant Miyako living alone for 49 years in Japan] ''The Animal Reader'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605075448/https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/08/28/news-elephant-miyako-living-alone-for-49-years-in-japan-interview/ Archived] Jun 5, 2023&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[List of captive elephants]]<br /> * [[Effects of captivity on elephants]]<br /> * [[Interview:Elephants in Japan]]<br /> * [[:Category:Reports about elephants]]<br /> * [[:Category:Interviews about elephants]]<br /> <br /> == External links == <br /> <br /> *[https://www.elephantsinjapan.com/portfolio_page/miyako/ Miyako] Elephants in Japan<br /> *[https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/08/28/news-elephant-miyako-living-alone-for-49-years-in-japan-interview/ Elephant Miyako living alone for 49 years in Japan] ''The Animal Reader'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605075448/https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/08/28/news-elephant-miyako-living-alone-for-49-years-in-japan-interview/ Archived] Jun 5, 2023<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFgq_-taGB4 Interview - elephant Miyako living alone for 49 years at Japanese zoo] YouTube<br /> *https://elephantsinjapan.com/miyako-2023-update/<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> [[Category:Elephants]]<br /> [[Category:Japan]]<br /> [[Category:Captive elephants]]<br /> [[Category:Captive elephants - living]]<br /> [[Category:Solitary zoo elephants]]<br /> [[Category:1973]]<br /> [[Category:Utsunomiya Zoo]]</div>

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