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

Biography

♀ Suda

Alternative name:	Sue Da, Su Da

Identification

Chip id Number	4D00027655

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 22 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2003 captive-born
Birth place:	in Maetaeng Elephant Park

Parents:	♂ x ♀ BoonTha
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Maetaeng Elephant Park, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2005-00-00	Maetaeng Elephant Park from Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)

2005-00-00	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) from Maetaeng Elephant Park

Record history
History of updates	2011-03-14: New record 2025-01-26: text

Latest document update	2025-02-24 13:02:33
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Biography

Suda is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Maetaeng Elephant Park, in Thailand.

Suda arrived in 2005-00-00 to the Maetaeng Elephant Park, relocated from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand.

Social

Suda lives together with 54 other elephants at the Maetaeng Elephant Park: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Baanchuen
2. ♀ Baanyen
3. ♂ Boon Baramee born 2025-03-23
4. ♀ Mae Boon Maa
5. ♀ Mae Boon Roy born 1970
6. ♀ Boonma
7. ♀ Mae Boonmee born 1975
8. ♀ Boonsri born 2018-07-07
9. ♀ Bu-nga
10. ♂ Buathong
11. ⚪ Bumbim
12. ♀ Mae Chan
13. ♀ Dome
14. ⚪ Hong
15. ⚪ Hong II
16. ♀ Mae Jaan
17. ♀ Kamdee
18. ♀ Pang Kamlai-ngern
19. ♀ Kamnoi
20. ♂ Kanoon
21. ♀ Kuson
22. ♂ Lankham born 2011
23. ♀ Mae Luang born 1972
24. ♀ Maekham
25. ♂ Mare
26. ♀ Maruay
27. ♀ Mom-nha
28. ♂ Mongkol
29. ♀ Nam Muei born 1988
30. ♂ Nam Tang born 2009-10-07
31. ♂ Nam Tang born 2013-10-11
32. ♀ Namai
33. ♀ Namchok
34. ♀ Mae Noi born 1980
35. ♀ Pang Noilampang
36. ♀ Nong Mai born 1995
37. ♂ Nonglek
38. ♀ Pata
39. ♂ Permsup
40. ♀ Mae Ploy
41. ♀ Poonsub
42. ♂ Pu Luang born 1985
43. ♂ Pu Noi
44. ♀ Siriporn born 1970
45. ♂ Plai Somboon
46. ♀ Somjai
47. ♀ Somwang
48. ♂ Sornram
49. ♀ Surec
50. ♀ Tangmo
51. ♀ Tantawan
52. ♂ Tanwa born 2013-12-17
53. ♀ Thongkoon
54. ♀ Wandee

Origin

Suda was born captive-born 2003 at Maetaeng Elephant Park.

Parentage

Parents of Suda are: ♂ (father) and ♀ BoonTha (mother).

Pedigree

**Sudas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Suda	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: BoonTha Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

Suda was born in 2003 in MaeTaeng Elephant Park while her mother was under lease to the Park

Suda’s mother Mae BoonTha first arrived at Mae Taeng Elephant Park in 2001. Through the natural process in the jungles of Northern Thailand, Mae BoonTha breeded and became pregnant. The owner of Suda’s mother took her back to his village in Soemung, where Suda was birthed. When Suda was eight months old she and her mother returned to the park. Suda and her mother stayed and worked at the park for 2 yrs. The owner took Mae BoonTha and Suda to the Elephant Training center in Lampang. Mother and calf stayed with the training center for 3 months. The owner the again returned to his village with mom and calf. MaeTaeng Elephant Park bought Suda in 2007, where she became once again a part of the Herd at the park. Suda is one of the parks more talented elephants with over hundreds of paintings on various mediums

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Suda, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6562. (archived at the Wayback machine)