Pang Sompong
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Pang Sompong  dead elephant

Alternative name: Siam

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 40 years old
Origin
Born:* 1965 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2005-06-13
Death reason: disease: Sepsis: severe blood poisoning,
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Maetaeng Elephant Park, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2005-03-03Maetaeng Elephant Park
from Surin elephant roundup (Sri Narong stadium)

2002-11-00Surin elephant roundup (Sri Narong stadium)
from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates2025-01-28:
2025-03-14:

Latest document update2021-10-22 11:36:25
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† Pang Sompong is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2005-06-13 at Maetaeng Elephant Park, in Thailand, . Official death reason described as Sepsis: severe blood poisoning, .

Origin

Pang is a prefix name, used in Thailand for female elephants.

Pang Sompong was born wild 1965.


Comments / pictures

1970-1990: Working elephant
1991-2002: Street elephant
2005-06-01: She collapsed in the mud wallow and a crane had to be brought in to lift her out. Vets from the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang were called and diagnosed a case of severe blood poisoning. She suffered an acute reaction after being treated with an IV drip and huge doses of antibiotic, Her lower body and three of her legs have swollen to dangerous proportions.
2005-06-09: Another vet has been to examine her, confirming reports that she had an adverse reaction to the IV drip that was inserted into her after an initial infection.
2005-06-13: Siam passed away on Monday morning and was buried later that day after a full Buddhist ceremony.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pang Sompong, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3227. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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