Bountom (Bung Toon)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Nasu World Monkey Park in Japan

Biography

♀ Bountom (Bung Toon)

Identification

Chip id Number	151458674A

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 29 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1996 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nasu World Monkey Park, in Japan

Date of arrival

2012-09-29	Nasu World Monkey Park from Laos unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2012-10-15

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography

Bountom (Bung Toon) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Nasu World Monkey Park, in Japan.

Bountom (Bung Toon) arrived in 2012-09-29 to the Nasu World Monkey Park, relocated from the Laos unspecified location, in Laos.

Social

Bountom (Bung Toon) lives together with 1 other elephants at the Nasu World Monkey Park: (detailed list)

♀ Thongkhoun (Tong Khun) born 1993

Origin

Bountom (Bung Toon) was born unknown 1996.

Comments / pictures

2012-09-29: Imported from Laos. Technically not an import, but a loan from the generous Laotian government, who have agreed to send across six elephants to Japan. The loan is for a short span of three years.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bountom (Bung Toon), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nasu World Monkey Park in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12889. (archived at the Wayback machine)