Ton Oi, also affectionately named Princess by our staff, is 45 years old and she is a really sweet, friendly elephant. She has a quirky personality and is very funny! She's our only elephant that plays with an old tyre, or throws branches and even small stones around. She sometimes even dives into the pond with her bottom in the air. 

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Ton Oi used to worked in the logging industry to haul teak out of the forest, and then she was sold to a riding camp in Pattaya where she worked long hard days giving rides to tourists giving up to 30-40 rides a day. During Covid, she was taken to Surin in North East Thailand when there was no tourism, and once Thailand started to re-open, she was sold and transported to a riding camp in Phuket to give rides.

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Ton Oi loves to bathe in our pond, often spending up to half an hour in there! She doesn't like sharing the pond with other elephants as she often swims and splashes around the entire pond. Once an egret landed in the pond and she chased it of! 

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We would love Ton Oi to become friends with our other elephants but she gets very excited and tends to push, so we are taking interactions slowly. At the time of writing (17 July 2024), she is showing interest in Wassana and Nong Fai, so we'll see over the next weeks if this friendship blossoms. We take time to socialise our elephants. Some have never had a friend before, each has their own personal trauma, and it's safe and respectful not to rush interactions. 

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To see Ton Oi in the pond, there is video of her bathing at the bottom of our home page where we explain why we don't allow visitors to bathe with our elephants! Pls also check out our Insta and Facebook!!