Mae Boonsin
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Elephant Special Tours in Thailand

Biography

♀ Mae Boonsin

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 25 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2000 unknown
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2019-10-07	♂ Phu Henry
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Elephant Special Tours, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Elephant Special Tours from Karen unspecified hilltribe family

Record history
History of updates	2021-10-07

Latest document update	2021-10-07 10:21:39
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Biography

Mae Boonsin is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Elephant Special Tours, in Thailand.

Boonsin arrived to the Elephant Special Tours unknown date, relocated from the Karen unspecified hilltribe family, in Thailand.

Social

Boonsin lives together with 11 other elephants at the Elephant Special Tours: (detailed list)

2. ♂ Didi born 2023-04-12
3. ♀ Mae Gaeo III
4. ♀ Mae Geo I
5. ♂ Phu Henry born 2019-10-07
6. ♀ Mo Padu born 1977-00-00
7. ♀ Mowa born 1982
8. ♂ Phu Chapo (Chum Chang) born 2000?
9. ♀ Mae Ranya born 1984?
10. ♀ Salia born 2006-02-28
11. ♂ Phu Sinan born 2017-12-30
12. ♀ Yaya born 2004?

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(M) 2019-10-07 Phu Henry

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 Boonsin was born unknown 2000.

Comments / pictures

From the website for Elephant Special Tours in Thaland
Before she came to our camp, Mae Boonsin spent most of her lifetime alone in the forest. Now she has found many new friends and enjoys living together with other elephants in a Herd. She is free to develop and to build up her musculature, which was quite weak when she first came to us. Mae Boonsin is part of the Tong-Bai Foundation and due to her work with tourists in the camp of Elephant Special Tours she does her share to earn her keep at the Foundation.
Bodo Förster, Elephant Special Tours

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mae Boonsin, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Elephant Special Tours in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5364. (archived at the Wayback machine)