Man Jai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Melbourne Zoo in Australia

Biography

☨ ♂ Man Jai

Identification

ASMP nr	76? (unconfirmed)

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 10 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2013-12-08 captive-born
Birth place:	in Melbourne Zoo
Birth weight	131.00 kgs, 288.20 lbs

Parents:	♂ Bong Su x ♀ Dokkoon
Death
Dead:	†2023-08-24
Death reason:	: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Melbourne Zoo, in Australia

Date of arrival

2013-12-08	Melbourne Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2023-08-24

Latest document update	2023-08-24 16:32:34
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† Man Jai is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2023-08-24 at Melbourne Zoo, in Australia, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Man Jai was born captive-born 2013-12-08 at Melbourne Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Man Jai are: ♂ Bong Su (father) and ♀ Dokkoon (mother).

Comments / pictures

2014-01-31: The new calf has been named Man Jai, which means "confident" in Thai.

Man Jai on elephant-news.com

Articles where Man Jai is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2023-08-24	Melbourne zoo herd grieving after nine-year-old elephant dies - Elephant News

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Man Jai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Melbourne Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16316. (archived at the Wayback machine)