Thisiam
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland

Biography

♂ Thisiam

Identification

EEP nr	9804

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 27 years old
Body height:	3.19 meter, 10.5 feet
Body weight:	6800.00 kg, 14960.00 lbs
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1998-05-04 captive-born
Birth place:	in Paris Zoo Vincennes

Parents:	♂ Siam x ♀ Kaveri (Cauvery)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland

Date of arrival

2015-08-05	Knies Kinderzoo from Katowice Zoo

2009-11-26	Katowice Zoo from Plock Zoo

2002-10-16	Plock Zoo from Paris Zoo Vincennes

Record history
History of updates	2009-11-30: relocated to Katovice 2015-12-29: transfer 2023-08-29: EEP table

Latest document update	2023-08-29 17:12:44
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Biography

Thisiam is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Knies Kinderzoo, in Switzerland.

Thisiam arrived in 2015-08-05 to the Knies Kinderzoo, relocated from the Katowice Zoo, in Poland.

Social

Thisiam lives together with 8 other elephants at the Knies Kinderzoo: (detailed list)

♀ Ceylon II born 1970
♀ Kalaya born 2013-11-01
♂ Kamon born 2022-05-07
♀ Mapalay born 1986
♂ Mekong born ~1982
♀ Rani born 1982
♀ Sabu born 1984
♀ Sandry born 1999-11-27

Origin

Thisiam was born captive-born 1998-05-04 at Paris Zoo Vincennes.

Parentage

Parents of Thisiam are: ♂ Siam (father) and ♀ Kaveri (Cauvery) (mother).

Siblings through the father Siam:

1963-02-15 -- † 1994-12-23 (M) Sahib Fridolin
1965-08-04 -- † 1984-06-21 (F) Madura
1972-06-17 -- † 1972-06-17 () stillborn
1972-08-13 -- † 1972-08-13 (F) stillborn
1976-03-13 -- † 1976-08 (F) August
1978-06-21 -- † 2018/2019? (M) Kim
1982-06-12 -- † 2000-04-16 (F) Kuala
1987-03-28 -- † 1987-04-21 (F) Lola
1989-02-28 -- † 1997-09-25 (M) John (Ben)
1990-03-31 -- † 2000-06-19 (M) Poona (Salem)
1992-03-27 -- † 2009-10-29 (M) Sammy
1993-10-01(F) Nina
1996-03-17 -- † 1996-03-17 (F) stillborn (twin)
1996-07-01 -- † 1996-07-01 (M) stillborn (twin)

Siblings through the mother Kaveri (Cauvery):

1990-03-31 - † 2000-06-19 (M) Poona (Salem)
1993-10-01(F) Nina
2009-05-00 - † 2009-05-00 (F) miscarriage

Pedigree

**Thisiams ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Thisiam	Sire (f): Siam Born: 1945	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Kaveri (Cauvery) Born: 1984-01-28	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Exact date unknown for relocation to Kataowice

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

9804 M 4 May 1998 6407 8517 PARIS ZOO 4 May 1998 Z98075 Birth THISIAM
PLOCK 16 Oct 2002 A20063 Loan to
KATOWICE 26 Nov 2009 3294 Loan to

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Thisiam, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=188. (archived at the Wayback machine)