Khamsen
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Biography

♂ Khamsen
Dan Koehl training Khamsen for footlift combined with trunk-up (In Europe: Rango-Lift). Photo: © Pierre-Yves Clais, Airavata Foundation, October 2021.

Alternative name:	Kham Sen

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 49 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1976 unknown
Birth place:	in Kachang village

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Bun Kong
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Airavata Elephant Foundation, in Cambodia

Date of arrival

	Airavata Elephant Foundation from Kachang village

Record history
History of updates	2024-01-05

Latest document update	2024-01-05 06:13:55
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Biography

Khamsen is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Airavata Elephant Foundation, in Cambodia.

Khamsen arrived to the Airavata Elephant Foundation unknown date, relocated from the Kachang village, in Cambodia.

Social

Khamsen lives together with 3 other elephants at the Airavata Elephant Foundation:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

Affiliated people

1: Moel Khein (owner ) 2: Theo (owner ) 3: Kepal Theo (owner to 2015) 4: Chenda Clais (owner from 2015 to now) 5: Pierre-Yves Clais (owner from 2015 to now)

1: Kehem Kepal (mahout to 2015) 2: Khem Kepal (mahout from 1997 to now) 3: Dan Koehl (manager from 2019 to now) 4: Kathouy Than (mahout from 2020 to 2023)

Origin

Khamsen was born unknown 1976 at Kachang village.

Parents of Khamsen are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Bun Kong (mother).

Comments / pictures

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Khamsen, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8250. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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