Popeye
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand

Biography

♂ Popeye

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 16 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand

Date of arrival

2012-02-27	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) from ATV Seaview Elephant Trekking Camp

2011-00-00	ATV Seaview Elephant Trekking Camp from Unknown

	Unknown from Suan Phung unspecified elephant camp

	Suan Phung unspecified elephant camp from Kaeng Krachan National Park

Record history
History of updates	2012-11-11: 2012-11-11:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Popeye is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand.

Popeye arrived in 2012-02-27 to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), relocated from the ATV Seaview Elephant Trekking Camp, in Thailand.

Social

Popeye lives together with 94 other elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC): (detailed list)

1. ♂ AI born 2007-03-07
2. ♀ AI
3. ♀ Bai Tong
4. ♂ Plai Boon Long born 2011
5. ♂ Butoo born 2018-08-18
6. ♀ Chun Pen
7. ♀ Pang Dummy born 2001?
8. ♀ Fa Jam born ~2016
9. ♀ Fahsai
10. ♀ Gingtong
11. ♂ Joey
12. ♀ Kaengsopa born 2003
13. ♂ Karn Kraey
14. ♂ Katid
15. ♀ Khai Waan born 2012-09-25
16. ♀ Khampun born 1967
17. ♀ Pang Kod born 1982
18. ♀ Kongtong born 1977
19. ♀ Lawan
20. ♀ Look Khang
21. ♀ Maddy (Mo Dee) born 1980?
22. ♂ Plai Mee Chok born >2008
23. ♂ Momay
24. ♀ Nam Mei
25. ♀ Nau Oon born 2004-06-12
26. ♂ Plai Nhing-Nhong
27. ♀ Now May
28. ♀ Pang Pachi (Pachee) born 2007
29. ♀ Phunzup
30. ♀ Prachaub
31. ♀ Prathida born 1993
32. ♀ Pang Pum Paung born 1981
33. ♀ Saishon
34. ♀ Saitong
35. ♂ Sak Surin born 1994
36. ♂ Sampran born 2002
37. ♀ Sing Korn (Singha Khon)
38. ♂ Singha born 2011-04-05
39. ♀ Somboon born 1980?
40. ♀ Somchai
41. ♂ Sri Dor Yai
42. ♂ Sri Siam born 2001
43. ♀ Tan Tawan
44. ♀ Tanwa
45. ♂ Tao Baran born 2023-02-17
46. ♀ Thangmo born 2006
47. ♂ Tongkam born 2011-09-09
48. ♀ Tongpoon
49. ♀ Tongtae born 1999
50. ♂ Tongtang
51. ♀ Uaengkam born 2008-03-03
52. ⚪ uknown
53. ⚪ unknown
54. ⚪ unknown
55. ⚪ unknown
56. ⚪ unknown
57. ♂ unknown
58. ⚪ unknown
59. ♀ unknown
60. ⚪ unknown
61. ⚪ unknown
62. ♀ unknown
63. ⚪ unknown
64. ♀ unknown
65. ⚪ unknown
66. ♀ unknown
67. ⚪ unknown
68. ⚪ unknown
69. ⚪ unknown
70. ⚪ unknown
71. ⚪ unknown
72. ⚪ unknown
73. ⚪ unknown
74. ⚪ unknown
75. ⚪ unknown
76. ♀ unknown
77. ♂ unknown born 1984
78. ⚪ unknown
79. ♂ unknown
80. ⚪ unknown
81. ⚪ unknown
82. ♀ unknown
83. ⚪ unknown
84. ⚪ unknown
85. ⚪ unknown
86. ⚪ unknown
87. ⚪ unknown born 2008-10-23
88. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-02-11
89. ♀ Wang Chao
90. ♀ Wangtong born 2003
91. ♀ Wanna
92. ♀ wild mother
93. ♀ Pang Yom
94. ♀ Pang Yui born 2007?

Origin

Popeye was born unknown 2010.

Comments / pictures

“The DNA test results prove that the youngster is directly related to a wild female elephant seized at Kaeng Krachan wildlife park in Kanchanaburi province,” Col Watcharin explained. “The baby will not be sent back to the ATV camp, but reunited with its mother instead,” he said.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Popeye, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5957. (archived at the Wayback machine)