Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Gung (Prawn) at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

♂ Gung (Prawn)

Identification

ASMP nr	59

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 21 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2000 unknown
Birth place:
Imported:	2004
Freight:	Air cargo
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 2009-07-04	♂ Luk Chai

2. Born 2010-11-02 (dead † 2018-09-03)	♀ Tukta

3. Born 2016-11-02	♂ Sabai

4. Born 2017-05-26 (dead † 2020-10-13)	♂ Jai Dee
Locations
Present / last location:	Taronga Western Plains Zoo, in Australia

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2018-01-30	Taronga Western Plains Zoo from Sydney Zoo (Taronga) Sydney Zoo (Taronga) 2006-11-05 from Cocos Island Animal Quarantine Station Cocos Island Animal Quarantine Station 2006-07-30 from Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal

Document updated	2010-12-03: nr 2011-04-19: prev loc 2018-02-28: transfer 2018-04-21: corr arrival 2018-02-09
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Description

Location

Gung (Prawn) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, in Australia.

Gung (Prawn) arrived Taronga Western Plains Zoo 2018-01-30, relocated from Sydney Zoo (Taronga), in Australia.

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

♀ Kanlaya born 2018-06-14
♂ Pathi Harn born 2010-03-10
♀ Porntip born 1992
♂ Sabai born 2016-11-02
♀ Thong Dee born 2000

detailed list

Offspring

Total: 4 babies

(M) 2009-07-04 Luk Chai
(F) 2010-11-02 -- † 2018-09-03 Tukta
(M) 2016-11-02 Sabai
(M) 2017-05-26 -- † 2020-10-13 Jai Dee

Origin

Gung (Prawn) was born unknown 2000. and imported 2004, Air cargo

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Gung (Prawn), 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=593. (archived at the Wayback machine)