Pongthong
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) in Thailand

Biography

♀ Pongthong

Identification

Local id Number	0015101

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-04-21 captive-born
Birth place:	in Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

Parents:	♂ Thongdaeng (ทองแดง) x ♀ Tik (พังติ้ก)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), in Thailand

Date of arrival

2010-04-21	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
Record history
History of updates	2011-04-12:

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

Pongthong is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), in Thailand.

Pongthong arrived in 2010-04-21 to the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village),

Social

Pongthong lives together with 120 other elephants at the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village): (detailed list)

Origin

Parents of Pongthong are: ♂ Thongdaeng (ทองแดง) (father) and ♀ Tik (พังติ้ก) (mother).

**Pongthongs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Pongthong	Sire (f): Thongdaeng (ทองแดง) Born: 2001	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Tik (พังติ้ก) Born: 1990	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

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Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pongthong, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6995. (archived at the Wayback machine)