Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Thong Dee at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

♀ Thong Dee

Identification

ASMP nr	60

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 21 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2000 unknown
Birth place:
Imported:	2004
Freight:	Air cargo
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2009-07-04	♂ Luk Chai

2. Born 2016-11-02	♂ Sabai
Locations
Present / last location:	Taronga Western Plains Zoo, in Australia

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2015-04-30	Taronga Western Plains Zoo from Sydney Zoo (Taronga) Sydney Zoo (Taronga) 2006-11-02 from Cocos Island Animal Quarantine Station Cocos Island Animal Quarantine Station 2006-07-30 from Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal 2004-00-00 from Surin unspecified Elephant Camp

Document updated	2009-07-23:ï¿½pregnancy status changed 2010-11-09:ï¿½spelling of name 2010-12-03:ï¿½nr 2011-04-19:ï¿½prev loc 2016-01-04:Â transfer 2018-04-21: PC
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Description

Location

Thong Dee is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, in Australia.

Thong Dee arrived Taronga Western Plains Zoo 2015-04-30, relocated from Sydney Zoo (Taronga), in Australia.

In Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Thong Dee lives together with 5 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

♂ Gung (Prawn) born 2000
♀ Kanlaya born 2018-06-14
♂ Pathi Harn born 2010-03-10
♀ Porntip born 1992
♂ Sabai born 2016-11-02

detailed list

Offspring

(M) 2009-07-04 Luk Chai
(M) 2016-11-02 Sabai

Origin

Thong Dee was born unknown 2000. and imported 2004, Air cargo

Comments / pictures

Thong Dee was impregnated naturally by mate Gong

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Thong Dee, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 July 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=591. (archived at the Wayback machine)