Mae Bounma an Asian elephant at Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC)

♀ Mae Bounma


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Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 40 years old
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Characteristics:Small cuts on the left ear and a large oval cut on the right ear
Body weight: 2649.00 kg, 5827.80 lbs
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1981 unknown
Birth place:
Locations
Present / last location:Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), in Laos
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
2018-02-19Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC)
from Thongmixay District unspecified location
Document updated2018-04-13: new record
2018-05-02: name
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Description

Location

Mae Bounma is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), in Laos.

Bounma arrived in Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) 2018-02-19, relocated from Thongmixay District unspecified location, in Laos.

In Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), Mae Bounma lives together with 28 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Mae Boun Nam
    2. ,
  2. ♂ Bua Banh born 1986
    3. ,
  3. ♂ Dor Khoun Meuang born 2013
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Kham Ten
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Mae Kham Vong born >2010
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Mae Khian
    7. ,
  7. ♀ Mae Khoun II (Mae Khoun Song)
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Mae Khoun Noy born 1972
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Mae Khram Ohn
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Mae Lay Kham born 1975
    11. ,
  11. ♀ Mae Boungnor born 1992
    12. ,
  12. ♀ Mae Kham Ohn born 1993
    13. ,
  13. ♀ Mae Thongkhoun born 1996
    14. ,
  14. ♀ Noy born 2010
    15. ,
  15. ♀ Noy
    16. ,
  16. ♀ Mae Noy born 1988
    17. ,
  17. ♂ Phai Kham Sing born 2001
    18. ,
  18. ♀ Mae Ping
    19. ,
  19. ♂ Sinouan
    20. ,
  20. ♂ Phu Suriya born 2011-09-30
    21. ,
  21. ♂ Phu Thongkoon
    22. ,
  22. ⚪ unknown
    23. ,
  23. ⚪ unknown
    24. ,
  24. ⚪ unknown
    25. ,
  25. ⚪ unknown
    26. ,
  26. ⚪ unknown
    27. ,
  27. ⚪ unknown
    28. ,
  28. ♂ Xang Phuan Noy born 2011-10-25
    29. , (see detailed list).

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 Bounma was born unknown 1981.


Comments / pictures

2018: Mae Bounma is around 37 years old...Her tail is also missing hairs. At the Center she has a new mahout to take care of her, Mr. Keo has been working with elephants since he was a young boy.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Mae Bounma, an Asian at Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) in Laos. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11015. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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    This document was updated: 2020-10-25 13:32:44


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