Our Elephants

Bella is the newest elephant to Happy Elephant Home. She arrived at the end of 2019 whilst she was 16 months pregnant.
She is the youngest in the herd at only 15 years old.
She has previously worked in the circus as a baby until she got too big when she was moved to a tourist riding camp.
Bella quickly became too big and pregnant to have people riding in a basket on her back so came to stay at Happy Elephant Home.
She has a short tail due to a bite, the same as Lam Yai.
She is a very curious elephant and is always the first there when food is around.
She loves to spend time in the river and mud pit.
Her mahout is Tanai.

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Lam Yai came to Happy Elephant home in 2019 at 29 years old.
She was used as a circus elephant before she was rescued to Happy Elephant Home.
She has a shortened tail due to an elephant biting it off whilst performing in the circus.
She is a very playful elephant and especially loves the mudpit and river.
She loves to spend her time with Liam, who is a very similar size and shape.
Her mahout is Pong.

Tong Bai came to happy elephant home in 2015 and is now 42 years old.
In Thai her name means ‘golden leaf’.
She started her working life as a logging elephant but there was an accident that injured her knees and hip so was taken to be a riding elephant instead.
She still has the imprint of the basket on her back which makes her easy to spot in the herd.
Due to her untreated injuries she is unable to bend her back left leg and so has to swing her leg when she walks.
She is a very gentle, slow old elephant.
Her mahout is Johnny.

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Molo was the first elephant to arrive at Happy Elephant Home in 2014.
She is the oldest, at 48 years old and the smallest elephant in the herd.
She was rescued from the logging industry.
She is blind in her right eye and because of this she moves very slowly.
Her best friend in the herd is Bella. The only time you see Molo move quickly is when Bella calls to her.
Her mahout is Pee Teah

Liam is 28 years old.
She is the tallest elephant in the herd and very independent.
She came to Happy Elephant Home in 2016.
She was rescued from the circus. Her previous owners thought was too aggressive to use in the circus anymore.
She is a very strong willed elephant but happy when there is food around.
Liam likes to steal food from the guests bags if they do not feed her fast enough.
She spends most of her time with Lam Yai.
Her mahout is Jolo lah