Elephants
Kanta Elephant Sanctuary
Get to know the individual elephants who call Kanta home. Learn about their stories, personalities, backgrounds, and the journeys that brought them to the sanctuary. From rescued lives to everyday routines, this section lets you connect on a personal level with each elephant.
Kam yong
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Clam
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Quite slow
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Find natural grass
- Interaction with humans: Vary good
- Interaction with elephants: good
Phet Thawee
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Pleased
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Dusting, spraying water
- Interaction with humans: Very good
- Interaction with elephants: Very good
Thong Kwan
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Pleased
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Pole scratching
- Interaction with humans: Good
- Interaction with elephants: Good
Ying Lee
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Calm
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Quite slow
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Find natural grass
- Interaction with humans: Very good
- Interaction with elephants: Very good
Nam Ping
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Pleased
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Pole scratching
- Interaction with humans: Very good
- Interaction with elephants: Good, don’t like some elephant
Saithan
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Pleased
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Pole scratching
- Interaction with humans: Very good
- Interaction with elephants: Good, scared male elephant
Thong Phum
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Clam
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Pole scratching
- Interaction with humans: Good
- Interaction with elephants: Good
Thong Ngean
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Pleased
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Pole scratching
- Interaction with humans: Very good
- Interaction with elephants: Very good
Mee na
Basic commands: lie down, on, how(stop), back, lift leg, go, lift, down
- Bathing: Pleased
- Sleeping: Normal
- Gait: Fast
- Strength: Strong
- Favorite Enrichment Activities: Pole scratching
- Interaction with humans: Good, but always with mahout
- Interaction with elephants: Good