Thai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Zurich Zoo in Switzerland

Biography
♂ Thai
*KLOEF
Photo: Torben Klöfkorn, Germany
Identification
EEP nr200408
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 21 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2004-11-26 captive-born
Birth place: in Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Parents: ♂ Hussein x ♀ Thura
Offspring
Total: 7 babies
1. Born 2017-02-25
(dead † 2022-07-23)		♀ Ruwani EEP id: 201705
2. Born 2020-02-05
(dead † 2022-06-29)		♂ Umesh EEP id: 202002
3. Born 2020-02-05
(dead † 2022-06-28)		♂ Umesh EEP id: 202002
4. Born 2020-04-05♀ unnnamed EEP id: 202008
5. Born 2020-08-19
(dead † 2020-08-19)		♂ Unnamed EEP id: 202012? (EEP nr N/A)
6. Born 2023-01-15
(dead † 2023-01-15)		♂ Unnamed EEP id: 2023XX
7. Born 2025-04-19♂ Zali EEP id: 202502
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland
Date of arrival
2014-08-12Zurich Zoo
from Heidelberg Zoo
2010-06-21Heidelberg Zoo
from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Record history
History of updates2010-06-22: transfer
2016-01-03: transfer
2020-12-09: picture
Latest document update2020-12-09 15:11:39
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Biography

Thai is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland.

Thai arrived in 2014-08-12 to the Zurich Zoo, relocated from the Heidelberg Zoo, in Germany.


Social

Thai lives together with 5 other elephants at the Zurich Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Chandra born 2002-05-14
  2. ♀ Farha born 2005-05-03
  3. ♀ Indi born 1986-02-28
  4. ♀ Panang born 1989-02-13
  5. ♂ Zali born 2025-04-19

Offspring

Total: 7 babies
  1. (F) 2017-02-25 -- † 2022-07-23 Ruwani EEP id: 201705
  2. (M) 2020-02-05 -- † 2022-06-29 Umesh EEP id: 202002
  3. (M) 2020-02-05 -- † 2022-06-28 Umesh EEP id: 202002
  4. (F) 2020-04-05 unnnamed EEP id: 202008
  5. (M) 2020-08-19 -- † 2020-08-19 Unnamed EEP id: 202012? (EEP nr N/A)
  6. (M) 2023-01-15 -- † 2023-01-15 Unnamed EEP id: 2023XX
  7. (M) 2025-04-19 Zali EEP id: 202502


Origin

Thai was born captive-born 2004-11-26 at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen).

Parentage

Parents of Thai are: ♂ Hussein (father) and ♀ Thura (mother).

Siblings through the father Hussein:

  1. 1992-03-23(F) Ratna
  2. 1995-12-25 -- † 2000-12-30 (M) Tharun
  3. 1996-01-09 -- † 1996-01-09 (M) stillborn
  4. 1996-06-04(F) Corny
  5. 1996-07-01(F) Indra (Salvana)
  6. 1996-10-17 -- † 1996-10-17 (M) stillborn
  7. 1999-11-27(F) Sandry
  8. 2001-11-09 -- † 2001-11-09 (M) noname
  9. 2003-05-14(F) Kandy
  10. 2003-06-22 -- † 2003-06-22 (M) stillborn
  11. 2007-04-11(F) Shila
  12. 2008-11-21(M) Shah Rukh
  13. 2009-07-03(F) Rani
  14. 2012-04-13(M) Assam

Siblings through the mother Thura:

  1. 1992-03-23(F) Ratna
  2. 1995-12-25 - † 2000-12-30 (M) Tharun
  3. 2001-11-09 - † 2001-11-09 (M) noname
  4. 2009-07-03(F) Rani
  5. 2016-01-28 - † 2016-01-28 () miscarriage
  6. 2018-03-00 - † 2018-03-00 (unknown) aborted

Pedigree

Thais ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Thai

Sire (f):
Hussein

Born: 1972
2025-05

 Sire ff:


Born:
2025-05		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-05		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Thura

Born: 1974-00-00
2025-05

 Sire mf:


Born:
2025-05		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-05		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Thai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=511. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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