Pa Mai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Changsha Zoo in China

Pa Mai was born wild 1991-04-11 at Yunnan province unspecified forest, captured 1998 .

In April 2009, Pa Mai celebrated his eighteenth birthday with a party hosted by zoo staff. He was captured from the wild in the Yunnan province at seven years of age. The tusked male is kept alone, but plans are in the works to transfer him to the new Changshaw Ecological Zoo in summer 2009 to begin a potential breeding program. He weighs more than four tons and measures 3.3 meters.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• *NET
  
• Ryan Easley, USA
• "Elephant Passes Giant Stool After Falling Sick", Elephant-News.com, 2008-10-17
• "Elephant, 18, Seeks 10 Friends Who Love Fruits", Elephant-News.com, 2009-04-11
• "Zoo Celebrates 18-year-old Elephant's Birthday", Elephant-News.com, 2009-04-12
  

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