Somboon
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand

Biography

♀ Somboon

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 45 years old (estimated age)
Management:	Free contact

People killed:	1: Blanca Ojanguren García
Origin
Born:	* 1980? unknown
Birth place:	in Tak Province unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand

Date of arrival

2025-01-00	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) from Koh Yao Elephant Care & House

	Koh Yao Elephant Care & House from Tak Province unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2025-02-20: text, mankiller

Latest document update	2025-03-01 04:49:10
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Biography

Somboon is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand.

Somboon arrived in 2025-01-00 to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), relocated from the Koh Yao Elephant Care & House, in Thailand.

Social

Somboon lives together with 96 other elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC): (detailed list)

1. ♂ AI born 2007-03-07
2. ♀ AI
3. ♀ Bai Tong
4. ♂ Plai Boon Long born 2011
5. ♂ Butoo born 2018-08-18
6. ♀ Chun Pen
7. ♀ Pang Dummy born 2001?
8. ♀ Fa Jam born ~2016
9. ♀ Fahsai
10. ♀ Pang Fueng Fah born ~2000
11. ♀ Gingtong
12. ♂ Joey
13. ♂ Jojo
14. ♀ Kaengsopa born 2003
15. ♂ Karn Kraey
16. ♂ Katid
17. ♀ Khai Waan born 2012-09-25
18. ♀ Khampun born 1967
19. ♀ Pang Kod born 1982
20. ♀ Kongtong born 1977
21. ♀ Lawan
22. ♀ Look Khang
23. ♀ Maddy (Mo Dee) born 1980?
24. ♂ Plai Mee Chok born >2008
25. ♂ Momay
26. ♀ Nam Mei
27. ♀ Nau Oon born 2004-06-12
28. ♂ Plai Nhing-Nhong
29. ♀ Now May
30. ♀ Pang Pachi (Pachee) born 2007
31. ♀ Phunzup
32. ♂ Popeye born 2010
33. ♀ Prachaub
34. ♀ Prathida born 1993
35. ♀ Pang Pum Paung born 1981
36. ♀ Saishon
37. ♀ Saitong
38. ♂ Sak Surin born 1994
39. ♂ Sampran born 2002
40. ♀ Sing Korn (Singha Khon)
41. ♂ Singha born 2011-04-05
42. ♀ Somchai
43. ♂ Sri Dor Yai
44. ♂ Sri Siam born 2001
45. ♀ Tan Tawan
46. ♀ Tanwa
47. ♂ Tao Baran born 2023-02-17
48. ♀ Thangmo born 2006
49. ♂ Tongkam born 2011-09-09
50. ♀ Tongpoon
51. ♀ Tongtae born 1999
52. ♂ Tongtang
53. ♀ Uaengkam born 2008-03-03
54. ⚪ uknown
55. ⚪ unknown
56. ⚪ unknown
57. ⚪ unknown
58. ⚪ unknown
59. ⚪ unknown
60. ⚪ unknown
61. ⚪ unknown
62. ♀ unknown
63. ♀ unknown
64. ⚪ unknown
65. ⚪ unknown
66. ⚪ unknown
67. ⚪ unknown
68. ⚪ unknown
69. ♀ unknown
70. ⚪ unknown
71. ♀ unknown
72. ♂ unknown born 1984
73. ⚪ unknown
74. ⚪ unknown
75. ⚪ unknown
76. ⚪ unknown
77. ⚪ unknown
78. ⚪ unknown
79. ♀ unknown
80. ⚪ unknown
81. ⚪ unknown
82. ⚪ unknown
83. ⚪ unknown
84. ⚪ unknown
85. ♀ unknown
86. ⚪ unknown
87. ♂ unknown
88. ⚪ unknown born 2008-10-23
89. ♂ unknown
90. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-02-11
91. ♀ Wang Chao
92. ♀ Wangtong born 2003
93. ♀ Wanna
94. ♀ wild mother
95. ♀ Pang Yom
96. ♀ Pang Yui born 2007?

Affiliated people

1: Nuna Silpa-archa (owner from 2024)

1: Theerayut Inthaphudkij (mahout to 2025 )

Casualties

1 casualties

2025-01-03: visitor Blanca García fatal attack by Somboon. Pushed García who fell and hit her head, fatally injured while bathing the elephant. † Blanca García Died 2025-01-03, Koh Yao hospital. She later died in Koh Yao Chaipat Hospital.

Origin

Somboon was born unknown 1980? at Tak Province unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

A "panic-stricken" elephant killed a Spanish woman while she was bathing the animal at an elephant centre in Thailand, local police said.
Blanca Ojanguren García was washing the elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre last Friday when she was pushed by the animal.
The 22-year-old fell and hit her head - she later died in hospital.

The victim’s body has been sent to Koh Yao Chaipat Hospital for autopsy, while her relatives have been contacted for identification.

The victim had entered Thailand on December 26 with her boyfriend. The office is coordinating with the attraction’s owner and the tour company to arrange compensation for the family.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Somboon, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17336. (archived at the Wayback machine)