gorilla : Taiko

GAIN ID numberGAIN ID number
We assinged GAIN original IDs based on the domestic studbook numbers.
:0027    (2012-04-27Updated)
International studbook number: 326
Name Taiko
Sex Female
Species or Subspecies G. g. gorilla
Date of birth 1966?
Place of birth Africa
Current facility Nihondaira Zoo
Father  
Mother  
Feature
The individual is a pot belly with excessive fat.
Character
She is stubborn so that she never moves without being convinced.
Life history
1966? Taiko was born.
1968.09.23 Taiko moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens. (body weight 13kg)
1968.11.08 Taiko lived with Gokuu {0026}  in Ape Building.
1969.10.08 Toyoko {0028}  moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1970.04.15 body weight 30.5kg
1971.01.16 body weight 39kg
1972.05.22 Be-Be {0010}  moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens from Kyoto City Zoo.
1972.08.14 body weight 56kg
1974.09.15 Yoko was 76kg and was observed in heat.
1975.05.06 Be-Be {0010}  moved to Kyoto City Zoo from Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1975.06.05 Gokuu {0026}  died.
1977.11.14 body weight 100.5kg
1980.09.06 M'bul {0002}  died from chronic rheumatoid arthritis.
1981.09.20 Bulbul, Taiko and Toyoko lived together in the playground. The whole environment was exhibited.
1982.09.27 Tiko received treatment of trichomoniasis
1983.04.18 Toyoko moved to Tama Zoological Park.
1992.12.22 Toyoko returns from Tama Zoological Park to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1993.04.18 Pieko moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1993.07.04 Rirako moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1993.10.05 Sultan moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1993.10.24 Rola moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1993.11.21 Drum moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1994.05.09 body weight 160kg
1995.10.24 Bindung II moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1996 Gorilla Forest was completed in Ueno Zoological Gardens
1997.03.19 Genki moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1997.03.26 Toyoko moved to Kyoto City Zoo from Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1997.11.01 Bulbul died from senility.
1997.12.04 Biju moved to Ueno Zoological Gardens from Howletts Wild Animal Park.
1997.12.15 Sultan moved to Kyoto City Zoo from Ueno Zoological Gardens.
1998.07.20 Drum died from pneumonia.
1999.07.08 Taiko moved to Nihondaira Zoo. She borrows from Ueno Zoological Gardens.
2000.03.05 Taiko died. (pulmonary edema caused by hypoactivity of cardiac function)
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Research results using samples from this individual
 
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