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 ♀ 44 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)

  1. 1. ♀ Mae Boun Nam
  2. 2. ♀ Mae Boungnor born 1992
  3. 3. ♂ Bua Banh born 1986
  4. 4. ♂ Dor Khoun Meuang born 2013
  5. 5. ♀ Mae Kham Ohn born 1993
  6. 6. ♀ Mae Kham Peng
  7. 7. ♂ Kham Ten
  8. 8. ♀ Mae Kham Vong born >2010
  9. 9. ♀ Mae Khian
  10. 10. ♀ Mae Khoun II (Mae Khoun Song)
  11. 11. ♀ Mae Khoun Noy born 1972
  12. 12. ♀ Mae Khram Ohn
  13. 13. ♀ Mae Lay Kham born 1975
  14. 14. ♀ Noy born 2010
  15. 15. ♀ Noy
  16. 16. ♀ Mae Noy born 1988
  17. 17. ♂ Phu Noy born 2020-12-25
  18. 18. ♂ Noy 2 born 2023-08-02
  19. 19. ♂ Phai Kham Sing born 2001
  20. 20. ♂ Sinouan
  21. 21. ♂ Phu Suriya born 2011-09-30
  22. 22. ♀ Mae Thong Bay
  23. 23. ♀ Mae Thongkhoun born 1996
  24. 24. ♂ Phu Thongkoon
  25. 25. ⚪ unknown
  26. 26. ⚪ unknown
  27. 27. ♀ unknown born 2021-10-04
  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, (2025). Mae Bounma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) in Laos. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11015. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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