Thong Thai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Amsterdam Artis Zoo in Netherlands

Biography

♀ Thong Thai

Alternative name:	Thong Tai

Identification

EEP nr	9011

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 37 years old
Status:	pregnant
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1989-04-14 unknown
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 6 babies

1. Born 2005-08-02	♀ Yindee EEP id: 200512

2. Born 2009-01-10 (dead † 2009-01-11)	♂ noname EEP id: 200901

3. Born 2011-06-18 (dead † 2015-12-08)	♀ Mumba EEP id: 201108

4. Born 2016-10-16	♀ Sanuk EEP id: 201610

5. Born 2020-05-04	♂ Vinh EEP id: 202009

6. Born 2025-12-24	♂ Mook Uhm EEP id: 202506?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Amsterdam Artis Zoo, in Netherlands

Date of arrival

2003-11-27	Amsterdam Artis Zoo from Rotterdam Zoo

2002-07-22	Rotterdam Zoo from Munster Zoo

1994-04-23	Munster Zoo from Unknown

Record history
History of updates	2009-01-10: Calf delivered 2010-03-29: pregnant 2011-06-18: Calf delivered RE

Latest document update	2025-11-07 08:01:11
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Biography

Thong Thai is a living pregnant Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Amsterdam Artis Zoo, in Netherlands.

Thong Thai arrived in 2003-11-27 to the Amsterdam Artis Zoo, relocated from the Rotterdam Zoo, in Netherlands.

Social

Thong Thai lives together with 5 other elephants at the Amsterdam Artis Zoo: (detailed list)

Total: 6 babies

Origin

Thong Thai was born unknown 1989-04-14.

Comments / pictures

2010-03-29: Pregnant, according to article in de Telegraf

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Thong Thai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Amsterdam Artis Zoo in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=744. (archived at the Wayback machine)