Mosha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
FAE Elephant Hospital in Thailand

Biography
♀ Mosha



Alternative name: Mo Cha

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 20 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2005-11-11 captive-born
Birth place:

Parents: x ♀ Moghrey
Capture: 2006
Locations - owners
Present / last location:FAE Elephant Hospital, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2006-06-11FAE Elephant Hospital
from Thailand unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-03-25

Latest document update2020-11-11 09:21:53
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Biography


Mosha is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the FAE Elephant Hospital, in Thailand.

Mosha arrived in 2006-06-11 to the FAE Elephant Hospital, relocated from the Thailand unspecified location, in Thailand.


Social

Mosha lives together with 15 other elephants at the FAE Elephant Hospital: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Pang Auan
  2. 2. ♂ Plai Bobo
  3. 3. ♀ Boonmee born 2000
  4. 4. ♀ Chand Nuan
  5. 5. ♀ Mae Ka Pae born 1988
  6. 6. ♂ La Ker Por born 2024-11-15
  7. 7. ♀ Minnie born 2018-00-00
  8. 8. ♀ Mo Kee Ler born 2010
  9. 9. ♀ Motala
  10. 10. ♀ Nam Wang born 2010?
  11. 11. ♀ Pang Pochi born 1987?
  12. 12. ♂ Sri Mongkon born 2008-07-25
  13. 13. ♂ Thanwa born 2020?
  14. 14. ♀ Thongsri
  15. 15. ♀ unknown


Origin

Mosha was born captive-born 2005-11-11, captured 2006 .

Parentage


Parents of Mosha are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Moghrey (mother).

Pedigree


Moshas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

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Comments / pictures

Origin from Tha province. Mosha was injured by landmine when she was only seven months old back in 2006. Mosha is the first elephant ever to receive and use a prosthetic leg functionally. Mosha in FAE Elephant Hospital

Almost half of the leg was amputed.







All the creation, designs and all the sockets of Motala's and Mosha's prosthetic legs have been created and made in Thailand by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Therdchai Jivacate and his team from day one in 2008 on.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mosha, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at FAE Elephant Hospital in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4130. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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