Timber
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Eindhoven Zoo in Netherlands

Biography

♂ Timber
Timber. Rotterdam Zoo 05/14/2007. Photo: © Peter Stolk.

Identification

EEP nr	9801

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 27 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1998-02-13 captive-born
Birth place:	in Rotterdam Zoo

Parents:	♂ Ramon x ♀ Khaing Phyo Phyo
Offspring
Total: 6 babies

1. Born 2010-07-20	♀ Faya EEP id: 201008

2. Born 2013-02-11	♀ Sita EEP id: 201302

3. Born 2013-08-10	♀ Nhi Linh EEP id: 201310

4. Born 2015-08-20	♂ Sunay EEP id: 201500

5. Born 2021-05-05	♂ Radjik EEP id: 202105?

6. Born 2023-01-30 (dead † 2024-11-16)	♂ Nagarr EEP id: 202301?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Eindhoven Zoo, in Netherlands

Date of arrival

2025-04-07	Eindhoven Zoo from Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen

2020-05-20	Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen from Rotterdam Zoo

2007-04-25	Rotterdam Zoo from Sevilla Exotic animals reserve

2002-11-10	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve from Port Lympne Zoo

1999-11-22	Port Lympne Zoo from Rotterdam Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2009-02-01: Image 2018-03-14: link to Elefanten-Fotolexikon (Petra Prager) submitted 2018-04-06: link to EleWiki submitted 2020-05-20: relocated to Emmen

Latest document update	2023-08-29 17:43:44
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Biography

Timber is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Eindhoven Zoo, in Netherlands.

Timber arrived in 2025-04-07 to the Eindhoven Zoo, relocated from the Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, in Netherlands.

Social

Timber lives together with 4 other elephants at the Eindhoven Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Htoo Yin Aye born 1981-08-05
♀ Jing born 2018-03-27
♀ Ma Palai born 1998-03-08
♂ Rashmi born 2021-02-05

Offspring

Total: 6 babies

(F) 2010-07-20 Faya EEP id: 201008
(F) 2013-02-11 Sita EEP id: 201302
(F) 2013-08-10 Nhi Linh EEP id: 201310
(M) 2015-08-20 Sunay EEP id: 201500
(M) 2021-05-05 Radjik EEP id: 202105?
(M) 2023-01-30 -- † 2024-11-16 Nagarr EEP id: 202301?

Origin

Timber was born captive-born 1998-02-13 at Rotterdam Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Timber are: ♂ Ramon (father) and ♀ Khaing Phyo Phyo (mother).

Siblings through the father Ramon:

1984-06-16(F) Bernhardine (Bernhardini)
1985-04-12 -- † 1985-04-12 (F) killed
1990-11-25(F) SheRa
1993-03-04 -- † 1993-03-04 (F) stillborn
1995-03-01 -- † 1998-07-13 (F) Indira
1998-03-01(M) Maxim
1999-04-05(F) Indra
2000-01-26 -- † 2000-01-26 (M) noname

Siblings through the mother Khaing Phyo Phyo:

2002-06-30 - † 2005-08-15 (M) Sitang
2005-04-11(F) May Tagu
2009-05-17(F) Kai Mook (Kai-Mook)
2015-06-16 - † 2018-05-27 (F) Qiyo
2018-04-11 - † 2018-06-26 (M) Tarzen

Pedigree

**Timbers ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Timber	Sire (f): Ramon Born: 1970-12-07 2025-11	Sire ff: Moti (Mohti) Born: 1948 2025-11	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Moti (Mohti) Born: 1948 2025-11	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Mapalay Born: 1954 2025-11	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Mapalay Born: 1954 2025-11	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Khaing Phyo Phyo Born: 1981-08-31 2025-11	Sire mf: Born: 2025-11	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2025-11	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-11	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2025-11	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Records about Timber from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Timber:

9801 M 13 Feb 1998 7011 8109 ROTTERDAM 13 Feb 1998 105708 Birth TIMBER
LYMPNE 22 Nov 1999 P99096 Loan to
SEVILL RN 10 Nov 2002 NONE Loan to
ROTTERDAM 25 Apr 2007 105708 Transfer

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Timber, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Eindhoven Zoo in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1540. (archived at the Wayback machine)