Popeye
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand

Biography

♂ Popeye

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 15 years old
Status:	confiscated
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand

Date of arrival

2012-02-27	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) from ATV Seaview Elephant Trekking Camp

2011-00-00	ATV Seaview Elephant Trekking Camp from Unknown

	Unknown from Suan Phung unspecified elephant camp

	Suan Phung unspecified elephant camp from Kaeng Krachan National Park

Record history
History of updates	2012-11-11: 2012-11-11:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Popeye is a living confiscated Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand.

Popeye arrived in 2012-02-27 to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), relocated from the ATV Seaview Elephant Trekking Camp, in Thailand.

Social

Popeye lives together with 97 other elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC): (detailed list)

1. ♀ AI
2. ♂ AI born 2007-03-07
3. ♀ Bai Tong
4. ♂ Plai Boon Long born 2011
5. ♂ Butoo born 2018-08-18
6. ♀ Chun Pen
7. ♀ Pang Dummy born 2001?
8. ♀ Fa Jam born ~2016
9. ♀ Fahsai
10. ♀ Pang Fueng Fah born ~2000
11. ♀ Gingtong
12. ♂ Joey
13. ♂ Jojo
14. ♀ Kaengsopa born 2003
15. ♂ Karn Kraey
16. ♂ Katid
17. ♀ Khai Waan born 2012-09-25
18. ♀ Khampun born 1967
19. ♀ Pang Kod born 1982
20. ♀ Kongtong born 1977
21. ♀ Lawan
22. ♀ Look Khang
23. ♀ Maddy (Mo Dee) born 1980?
24. ♂ Plai Mee Chok born >2008
25. ♂ Momay
26. ♀ Nam Mei
27. ♀ Nau Oon born 2004-06-12
28. ♂ Plai Nhing-Nhong
29. ♀ Now May
30. ♀ Pang Pachi (Pachee) born 2007
31. ♀ Phunzup
32. ♀ Prachaub
33. ♀ Prathida born 1993
34. ♀ Pang Pum Paung born 1981
35. ♀ Saishon
36. ♀ Saitong
37. ♂ Sak Surin born 1994
38. ♂ Sampran born 2002
39. ♀ Sing Korn (Singha Khon)
40. ♂ Singha born 2011-04-05
41. ♀ Somboon born 1980?
42. ♀ Somchai
43. ♂ Sri Dor Yai
44. ♂ Sri Siam born 2001
45. ♀ Tan Tawan
46. ♀ Tanwa
47. ♂ Tao Baran born 2023-02-17
48. ♀ Thangmo born 2006
49. ♂ Tongkam born 2011-09-09
50. ♀ Tongpoon
51. ♀ Tongtae born 1999
52. ♂ Tongtang
53. ♀ Uaengkam born 2008-03-03
54. ⚪ uknown
55. ⚪ unknown
56. ⚪ unknown
57. ⚪ unknown
58. ⚪ unknown
59. ⚪ unknown
60. ⚪ unknown
61. ⚪ unknown
62. ♂ unknown
63. ♀ unknown
64. ♀ unknown
65. ⚪ unknown
66. ⚪ unknown
67. ⚪ unknown
68. ⚪ unknown
69. ⚪ unknown
70. ⚪ unknown
71. ♀ unknown
72. ⚪ unknown
73. ⚪ unknown
74. ♀ unknown
75. ⚪ unknown
76. ⚪ unknown
77. ⚪ unknown
78. ⚪ unknown
79. ⚪ unknown
80. ⚪ unknown
81. ⚪ unknown
82. ⚪ unknown
83. ⚪ unknown
84. ⚪ unknown
85. ♀ unknown
86. ⚪ unknown born 2008-10-23
87. ♂ unknown
88. ♀ unknown
89. ♂ unknown born 1984
90. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-02-11
91. ♀ Wandee
92. ♀ Wang Chao
93. ♀ Wangtong born 2003
94. ♀ Wanna
95. ♀ wild mother
96. ♀ Pang Yom
97. ♀ Pang Yui born 2007?

Origin

Popeye was born unknown 2010.

Comments / pictures

“The DNA test results prove that the youngster is directly related to a wild female elephant seized at Kaeng Krachan wildlife park in Kanchanaburi province,” Col Watcharin explained. “The baby will not be sent back to the ATV camp, but reunited with its mother instead,” he said.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Popeye, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5957. (archived at the Wayback machine)