Bounmee (Bung Mee)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Iwate Safari Park in Japan

Biography
♀ Bounmee (Bung Mee)

Identification

Chip id Number151458386A

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 47 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1978 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Iwate Safari Park, in Japan

Date of arrival

2012-09-29Iwate Safari Park
from Laos unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2012-10-15

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography


Bounmee (Bung Mee) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Iwate Safari Park, in Japan.

Bounmee (Bung Mee) arrived in 2012-09-29 to the Iwate Safari Park, relocated from the Laos unspecified location, in Laos.

In Iwate Safari Park, Bounmee (Bung Mee) lives as single living elephant at this location



Origin

Bounmee (Bung Mee) was born unknown 1978.


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). Bounmee (Bung Mee), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Iwate Safari Park in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12894. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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