Khem Kepal

From the list of elephant persons Family: Theo

Khem Kepal
Khem kepal and Dan Koehl working the elephant Khamsen. Photo: Pierre-Yves Clais, 2021
Personal details

Spouse(s)	Kahi Palet

Country	Cambodia

Locations
Title	mahout 2018
Location	at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Title	mahout 1997-2015
Location	at Rumpe Lech village in Cambodia

Biography details

Khem Kepal Theo , Brao camp mahout in Cambodia

Born 1982 , son of elephant owner Kepal Theo and wife Anhaeng Heng .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Khamsen (from 1997 to now)

Khem has 3 children, 1 son and two daughters. Kehem Kepal is his younger brother, who also work as Mahout for Airavata Foundation in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.

Khem worked with the Asian elephant bull Kamsen from the age of 15, and he previously owned the elephants Ikoum, Itou, Itao, Kamplah and Iplah who is now in Siem Reap.

He enjoys drinking with his friends, working, fishing and gathering food in the forest.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Kepal Theo (? -- ):

Kehem Theo Born 1988
Kasim Theo Born 2000

Khem Kepal s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Khem Kepal Born: 1982	Father: Kepal Theo Born: ?	Paternal Grandfather: Theo Theo Born:	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Theo Theo Born:	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Koel Oy Born: ?	Paternal Great-grandfather::
		Paternal Grandmother: Koel Oy Born: ?	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Anhaeng Heng Born:	Maternal Grandfather: Heng Heng Born: ?	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandfather: Heng Heng Born: ?	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Twiang Born: ?	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandmother: Twiang Born: ?	Maternal Great-grandmother:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). mahout Khem Kepal Theo in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=43. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.airavata-cambodia.com/our-mahouts/
Vutha Chey, Banlung, Ratanakiri, Cambodia

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From the list of elephant persons Family: Theo

Siblings

Siblings through the father Kepal Theo (? -- ):

Khem Kepal s ancestral Ahnentafel:

References

Sources used for this article is among others: