Bua Banh
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) in Laos

Biography

♂ Bua Banh
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 40 years old
Characteristics:	limping leg, open wound on the left hind leg, tall in size, presence of short tusks, no hairs on his tail, tips of his ears are cut out
Body weight:	2840.00 kg, 6248.00 lbs
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1986 unknown
Birth place:	in Mr Lei
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), in Laos

Date of arrival

2017-01-00	Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) from Laos unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2018-05-02: new record

Latest document update	2020-10-25 11:40:20
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Biography

Bua Banh is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), in Laos.

Bua Banh arrived in 2017-01-00 to the Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC), relocated from the Laos unspecified location, in Laos.

Social

Bua Banh lives together with 30 other elephants at the Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC): (detailed list)

1. ♀ Mae Boun Nam
2. ♀ Mae Boungnor born 1992
3. ♀ Mae Bounma born 1981
4. ♂ Dor Khoun Meuang born 2013
5. ♀ Mae Kham Ohn born 1993
6. ♀ Mae Kham Peng
7. ♂ Kham Ten
8. ♀ Mae Kham Vong born >2010
9. ♀ Mae Khian
10. ♀ Mae Khoun II (Mae Khoun Song)
11. ♀ Mae Khoun Noy born 1972
12. ♀ Mae Khram Ohn
13. ♀ Mae Lay Kham born 1975
14. ♀ Noy
15. ♀ Noy born 2010
16. ♀ Mae Noy born 1988
17. ♂ Phu Noy born 2020-12-25
18. ♂ Noy 2 born 2023-08-02
19. ♂ Phai Kham Sing born 2001
20. ♂ Sinouan
21. ♂ Phu Suriya born 2011-09-30
22. ♀ Mae Thong Bay
23. ♀ Mae Thongkhoun born 1996
24. ♂ Phu Thongkoon
25. ⚪ unknown
26. ♀ unknown born 2021-10-04
27. ⚪ unknown
28. ⚪ unknown
29. ⚪ unknown
30. ♂ Xang Phuan Noy born 2011-10-25

Origin

Bua Banh was born unknown 1986 at Mr Lei.

Comments / pictures

2017: Boua Banh first came to the Elephant Conservation Center in January 2017, as rented elephant as part of the breeding program. In February 2017 Boua Banh’s Mahout owner agreed to sell Boua Banh to the ECC.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Bua Banh, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Laos Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) in Laos. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11191. (archived at the Wayback machine)