Naing Thein
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark

Biography

☨ ♂ Naing Thein
Naing Thein. Prague Zoo 05/2006. Photo: © Peter Stolk

Alternative name:	Nagathan, Bully

Identification

EEP nr	8007

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 41 years old
Body weight:	5700.00 kg, 12540.00 lbs
Origin
Born:	* 1980-09-26 unknown
Birth place:	in Myanmar unspecified location
Imported:	1988 by E.A.G. van den Brink
Freight:	By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam
Death
Dead:	†2021-02-10?
Death reason:	euthanised:
Offspring
Total: 20 babies

1. Born 1992-03-01	♀ Mingalar Oo EEP id: 9202

2. Born 1992-06-01 (dead † 1993-07-01)	♂ Bo Gyi EEP id: 9205

3. Born 1994-05-29 (dead † 1994-05-30)	♂ Kan Yome EEP id: 9401

4. Born 1994-08-23 (dead † 2021-09-00)	♂ Ant Bwe Lay EEP id: 9405

5. Born 1997-11-09	♂ Aung Naing EEP id: 9704

6. Born 1997-12-23 (dead † 2017-04-00)	♂ Tsje Pyan EEP id: 9705

7. Born 1998-02-08	♂ Maung Htoo EEP id: 9805

8. Born 1998-03-08	♀ Ma Palai EEP id: 9806

9. Born 1998-07-09 (dead † 1998-07-09)	♂ Unnamed EEP id: 9807

10. Born 1999-05-02	♀ Ma Ya Yee EEP id: 9903

11. Born 2001-07-16	♂ Aung Bo EEP id: 200103

12. Born 2002-03-04 (dead † 2017-04-00)	♂ Aung Si EEP id: 200202

13. Born 2002-05-27 (dead † 2017-04-00)	♂ Kan Kaung EEP id: 200209

14. Born 2002-09-05 (dead † 2017-04-00)	♂ Than Myan EEP id: 200210

15. Born 2005-06-06	♂ Letsongmon EEP id: 200506

16. Born 2012-04-09 (dead † 2012-04-09)	♂ noname EEP id: 201203

17. Born 2012-04-20 (dead † 2012-04-20)	♀ stillborn EEP id: 201205

18. Born 2015-03-25 (dead † 2015-03-31)	♀ Russelchen EEP id: 201502

19. Born 2018-03-00 (dead † 2018-03-00)	⚪ aborted EEP id: 2018xx

20. Born 2019-01-25 (dead † 2019-09-30)	♂ Ben Long EEP id: 201902
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark

Date of arrival

2020-09-23	Copenhagen Zoo from Leipzig Zoo

2009-11-26	Leipzig Zoo from Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)

2003-09-22	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) from Emmen Zoo

1988-06-27	Emmen Zoo from E.A.G. van den Brink

1988-00-00	E.A.G. van den Brink from Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2021-09-16 18:59:33
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† Naing Thein is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-02-10? at Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark, .

Offspring

Total: 20 babies

(F) 1992-03-01 Mingalar Oo EEP id: 9202
(M) 1992-06-01 -- † 1993-07-01 Bo Gyi EEP id: 9205
(M) 1994-05-29 -- † 1994-05-30 Kan Yome EEP id: 9401
(M) 1994-08-23 -- † 2021-09-00 Ant Bwe Lay EEP id: 9405
(M) 1997-11-09 Aung Naing EEP id: 9704
(M) 1997-12-23 -- † 2017-04-00 Tsje Pyan EEP id: 9705
(M) 1998-02-08 Maung Htoo EEP id: 9805
(F) 1998-03-08 Ma Palai EEP id: 9806
(M) 1998-07-09 -- † 1998-07-09 Unnamed EEP id: 9807
(F) 1999-05-02 Ma Ya Yee EEP id: 9903
(M) 2001-07-16 Aung Bo EEP id: 200103
(M) 2002-03-04 -- † 2017-04-00 Aung Si EEP id: 200202
(M) 2002-05-27 -- † 2017-04-00 Kan Kaung EEP id: 200209
(M) 2002-09-05 -- † 2017-04-00 Than Myan EEP id: 200210
(M) 2005-06-06 Letsongmon EEP id: 200506
(M) 2012-04-09 -- † 2012-04-09 noname EEP id: 201203
(F) 2012-04-20 -- † 2012-04-20 stillborn EEP id: 201205
(F) 2015-03-25 -- † 2015-03-31 Russelchen EEP id: 201502
(unknown) 2018-03-00 -- † 2018-03-00 aborted EEP id: 2018xx
(M) 2019-01-25 -- † 2019-09-30 Ben Long EEP id: 201902

Origin

Naing Thein was born unknown 1980-09-26 at Myanmar unspecified location. and imported 1988 by E.A.G. van den Brink, By boat from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam

Comments / pictures

8 animals, 1 male and 7 females to Zoo Emmen, Holland. They were inspected at Rangoon Zoo by Mr Rieks.F. van den Brink, 2014

Records from 2004: 5,700 kgs.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Naing Thein, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=692. (archived at the Wayback machine)