Ta Wan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Augsburg Zoo in Germany

Biography
♂ Ta Wan
Identification
EEP nr201719?
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 8 years old
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* 2017-09-19 captive-born
Birth place: in Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)
Parents: ♂ Po Chin x ♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2025-06-14♂ Siam EEP id: 202503
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Augsburg Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
2024-07-19Augsburg Zoo
from Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio)
Record history
History of updates2018-03-02: new
2018-07-06: corr sex to male
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Ta Wan is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Augsburg Zoo, in Germany.

Ta Wan arrived in 2024-07-19 to the Augsburg Zoo, relocated from the Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio), in Belgium.


Social

Ta Wan lives together with 1 other elephants at the Augsburg Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Assam born 2012-04-13

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (M) 2025-06-14 Siam EEP id: 202503


Origin

Ta Wan was born captive-born 2017-09-19 at Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio).

Parentage

Parents of Ta Wan are: ♂ Po Chin (father) and ♀ Khaing Hnin Hnin (mother).

Siblings through the father Po Chin:

  1. 2013-03-05 -- † 2013-02-26 () stillborn
  2. 2013-11-01(F) Kalaya
  3. 2016-08-02 -- † 2016-08-02 () noname
  4. 2019-02-26(F) Malee
  5. 2019-06-08(F) Luna
  6. 2020-12-18 -- † 2023-08-06 (M) Sayun
  7. 2025-08-21(M) Maximus

Siblings through the mother Khaing Hnin Hnin:

  1. 2003-03-20(F) Farina
  2. 2005-10-28(M) Tarak
  3. 2008-05-06(M) Shanti
  4. 2010-12-09(F) Soraya
  5. 2013-03-13(F) Maly (Malay)

Pedigree

Ta Wans ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Ta Wan

Sire (f):
Po Chin

Born: 2000-07-18
2025-11

 Sire ff:
Chang

Born: 1981-11-10
2025-11		 Sire fff:
Chieng Mai
Dame ffm:
Ida
Dame fm:
Jangolie

Born: 1968
2025-11		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Khaing Hnin Hnin

Born: 1982-09-13
2025-11

 Sire mf:


Born:
2025-11		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-11		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ta Wan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Augsburg Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16757. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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