Mae Kang Kaew
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand

Biography
♀ Mae Kang Kaew

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Characteristics: blind in her right eye
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Samui Elephant Sanctuary, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2018-08-16Samui Elephant Sanctuary
from Ratchaburi unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2021-06-24

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Mae Kang Kaew is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, in Thailand.

Kang Kaew arrived in 2018-08-16 to the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, relocated from the Ratchaburi unspecified location, in Thailand.


Social

Kang Kaew lives together with 10 other elephants at the Samui Elephant Sanctuary:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 1. ♀ Cartoon born ~1962
  2. 2. ♀ Kaew Ta born ~1963
  3. 3. ♀ Mae Kham Paeng born ~1963
  4. 4. ♀ Kham San born 1967?
  5. 5. ♀ Khum Phean born ~1958
  6. 6. ♀ Moloair born 2009
  7. 7. ♀ Nong Pech born 2012
  8. 8. ♀ Sai Tong
  9. 9. ⚪ Sri Nin born 1967?
  10. 10. ♀ Sudarat


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 Kang Kaew was born unknown .


Comments / pictures

2018: Mae Kang Kaew is aged about 45 year old and was born in Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Mae Kang Kaew, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12027. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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