Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo in Thailand


Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo
Typezoo
Owner
Founded1985
First elephant arrived1985
Address 117 หมู่ที่ 6 Phet Kasem Rd, Tha Kham
Zip-code 73110
Place Samphran
District Sam Phran District
Region Nakhon Pathom Province
Country Thailand
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2025-03-22:
Latest document update2025-03-22 07:59:28
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Description

Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo, located at 117 หมู่ที่ 6 Phet Kasem Rd, Tha Kham, in Samphran, Thailand , was founded in 1985 and the first elephant arrived in 1985.

Living elephants

At the Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo lives 24 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♂ Plai Khun Phan
  2. ♂ Plai Thong Kham born 2013-04-00
  3. ♀ unknown
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  24. ♂ unknown

Comments / picturesOn March 24, 1985 , Mr. Pichai Chaimongkoltrakul, officially opened the zoo to the public as a family playground and tourist destination, as well as a centre of orchid propagation and crocodile breeding. Mr. Pichai bought four unemployed elephants from Surin then trained, an elephant show complete with sound effects and narration was presented for the first time in Thailand.

References for records about Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1936. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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