Mae Bounma
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) in Laos

Biography
♀ Mae Bounma


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Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 43 years old
Characteristics: Small cuts on the left ear and a large oval cut on the right ear
Body weight: 2649.00 kg, 5827.80 lbs
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1981 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), in Laos

Date of arrival

2018-02-19Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC)
from Thongmixay District unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-04-14

Latest document update2020-10-25 13:32:44
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Biography


Mae Bounma is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), in Laos.

Bounma arrived in 2018-02-19 to the Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), relocated from the Thongmixay District unspecified location, in Laos.


Social

Bounma lives together with 30 other elephants at the Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 1. ♀ Mae Boun Nam
  2. 2. ♂ Bua Banh born 1986
  3. 3. ♂ Dor Khoun Meuang born 2013
  4. 4. ♀ Mae Kham Peng
  5. 5. ♂ Kham Ten
  6. 6. ♀ Mae Kham Vong born >2010
  7. 7. ♀ Mae Khian
  8. 8. ♀ Mae Khoun II (Mae Khoun Song)
  9. 9. ♀ Mae Khoun Noy born 1972
  10. 10. ♀ Mae Khram Ohn
  11. 11. ♀ Mae Lay Kham born 1975
  12. 12. ♀ Mae Boungnor born 1992
  13. 13. ♀ Mae Kham Ohn born 1993
  14. 14. ♀ Mae Thongkhoun born 1996
  15. 15. ♀ Noy born 2010
  16. 16. ♀ Noy
  17. 17. ♀ Mae Noy born 1988
  18. 18. ♂ Phu Noy born 2020-12-25
  19. 19. ♂ Noy 2 born 2023-08-02
  20. 20. ♂ Phai Kham Sing born 2001
  21. 21. ♂ Sinouan
  22. 22. ♂ Phu Suriya born 2011-09-30
  23. 23. ♀ Mae Thong Bay
  24. 24. ♂ Phu Thongkoon
  25. 25. ♀ unknown born 2021-10-04
  26. 26. ⚪ unknown
  27. 27. ⚪ unknown
  28. 28. ⚪ unknown
  29. 29. ⚪ unknown
  30. 30. ♂ Xang Phuan Noy born 2011-10-25


Origin

Mae is a prefix name, used in Burma, Laos and Thailand for female elephants, often for females who had babies. (Mae means mother)

Mae Bounma was born unknown 1981.


Comments / pictures

2018: Mae Bounma is around 37 years old...Her tail is also missing hairs. At the Center she has a new Mahout to take care of her, Mr. Keo has been working with elephants since he was a young boy.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Mae Bounma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) in Laos. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11015. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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