Achariyek Noelle
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Biography

♀ Achariyek Noelle
Camille Clais and Thearith with the new born elephant baby.

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2021-12-26 captive-born , number 1
Birth place:	in Airavata Elephant Foundation
Birth weight	96.50 kgs, 212.30 lbs

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Ikeo
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Airavata Elephant Foundation, in Cambodia

Date of arrival

2021-12-26	Airavata Elephant Foundation
Record history
History of updates	2024-01-05

Latest document update	2023-12-27 05:51:21
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Biography

Achariyek Noelle is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Airavata Elephant Foundation, in Cambodia.

Achariyek Noelle arrived in 2021-12-26 to the Airavata Elephant Foundation,

Social

Achariyek Noelle lives together with 3 other elephants at the Airavata Elephant Foundation: (detailed list)

♂ Bokva born 1972
♀ Ikeo born 1983
♂ Khamsen born 1976

Affiliated people

1: Chenda Clais (owner from 2021 to now) 2: Pierre-Yves Clais (owner from 2021 to now)

1: Dan Koehl (trainer from 2020 to now ) 2: Hen Moel (mahout from 2021 to now ) 3: Saroeun Tak (mahout from 2021 to now ) 4: Rat Theo (mahout from 2022 to 2022 )

Origin

Achariyek Noelle was born captive-born as birth number 1 2021-12-26 at Airavata Elephant Foundation.

Parentage

Parents of Achariyek Noelle are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Ikeo (mother).

Pedigree

**Achariyek Noelles ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Achariyek Noelle	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ikeo Born: 1983	Sire mf: Ba Kok Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Ba Kok Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: noname (dombray) Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: noname (dombray) Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

This second generation captive elephant was born in the night of 26th of December, as the first captive elephant baby born in 30 years in Cambodia. Rejected by the mother Ikeo, she is under 24/7 taken care of by the Airavata staff.

26nd ofJanuary: 120 kgs

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Achariyek Noelle, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10663. (archived at the Wayback machine)