Tong-Kam

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Name(s) : Tong-Kam means Golden lightbeam
Born : 1950
Gender : Male
Weight : 2500 kg
Background : Worked in a trekking camp in Ratchaburi
Status : is at Elephants World

Tong-Kam arrived in April of 2015 in ElephantsWorld. He worked in a trekking camp in Ratchaburi along with Touk Ka Ta. When he arrived he was very skinny compared to the other elephants. He also had a wound on his back. Tong-Kam likes to eat lots of bananas, and is already a lot stronger. He is a real gentleman. He likes it when you feed him directly in his mouth and he takes the food very carefully. He also enjoys swimming in the river on a sunny day.

His temper

  • Friendly
  • Gentle male
  • Eats slowly
  • He likes it when you feed him directly in his mouth
  • He is very careful when you feed him
  • He likes to cool down in the river

How to recognize him

  • Bony back
  • Holes above his eyes
  • No teeth
  • Torn ears
  • A hole in both ears
  • Notch in his trunk
  • Beautiful pink areas with black spots on his ears, trunk, cheeks and neck
  • Gorgeous brown eyes
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