World's first-ever different sex twin elephants born in Thailand
Thailand has recorded what may be the world’s first twin elephants of different sexes following the birth of a male and female calf in Ayutthaya province.
The twin calves were born to a 36-year-old elephant named Pang Jamjuree on the night of June 7.
They were born 18 minutes apart. The first, a male came out on the night of June 7 weighing around 80kg and was shortly followed by the female who weighed about 60 kg.
The mother was trying to kill the second baby because she had never had twins, according to Elephant Stay, a non-governmental organization that cares for Elephants in Thailand.
Twins!” They announced on their social media page. “Too cute and thrilling!! Miracle of nature,” another post said.
Owner of the Kraal village and president of Phra Kochaban Foundation for Elephant Care, Laithongrian Meephan said that the twin births witnessed at the establishment in the past were either both males or females.
Their birth is the Kraal’s 94th and 95th in 27 years of operation.
The father of the calves is a 29-year-old elephant named Plai Siam who is popular for starring in several cultural shows in the province. This was his fourth pregnancy.
“Twin birthing is one of the miracles in this auspicious year, when His Majesty the King will celebrate his 72nd birthday on July 28,” Laithongrian was quoted by local news outlet The Nation. “We are praying that both babies are healthy and grow up fast.”
Thailand’s twin births follow the birth of the world’s first-ever twin elephants in Kenya in November 2023.
