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{{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months|caption=Miyako in her outdated enclosure at the Utsunomiya Zoo in Japan.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}} | {{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months|caption=Miyako in her outdated enclosure at the Utsunomiya Zoo in Japan.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}} | ||
'''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. <ref>[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</ref> | <p>'''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. <ref>[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</ref></p> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of captive elephants]] | *[[List of captive elephants]] | ||
* [[Effects of captivity on elephants]] | * [[Effects of captivity on elephants]] | ||
* [[Interview:Elephants in Japan]] | * [[Interview:Elephants in Japan]] | ||
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* [[:Category:Interviews about elephants]] | * [[:Category:Interviews about elephants]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.elephantsinjapan.com/portfolio_page/miyako/ Miyako] Elephants in Japan | *[https://www.elephantsinjapan.com/portfolio_page/miyako/ Miyako] Elephants in Japan | ||
* [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 | *[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 | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFgq_-taGB4 Interview - elephant Miyako living alone for 49 years at Japanese zoo] YouTube | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFgq_-taGB4 Interview - elephant Miyako living alone for 49 years at Japanese zoo] YouTube | ||
*https://elephantsinjapan.com/miyako-2023-update/ | |||
== References == | == References == | ||