Biography
Location Mae Geao is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Elephant Nature Park (ENP) , in Thailand .
Geao arrived in 2006-12-00 to the Elephant Nature Park (ENP), relocated from the Karen unspecified hilltribe family , in Thailand .
Geao lives together with 80 other elephants at the Elephant Nature Park (ENP): 1. ♀ Bai Toey born 2015 2. ♀ Mae Banyen 3. ♀ Mae Bua Tong born 1970? 4. ♀ Chabaa Geaw born 2007 5. ♂ Chang Yim born 2009-07-12 6. ♀ Chu Jai born 1978 7. ♀ Dao Tong born ~1975 8. ♀ Di Por born 1966 9. ♀ Dok Geaw born 2015? 10. ♀ Dok Mai born 2013-04-06 11. ♀ Dok Ngern (Riew Roi) born 1999 12. ♀ Dok Rak born 2016-04-26 13. ♀ Faa Mai born 2009-04-17 14. ♀ Faa Sai born 2002 15. ♀ Fah Mui 16. ♀ FeungFah 17. ♂ Gluay Hom 18. ♀ HomNuan 19. ♀ Hong Fah born 2004? 20. ♂ Hope (Yod Doi) born 2000-08-00 21. ♀ Jaem Sai 22. ♀ Jaidee 23. ♀ Jenny 24. ♀ Jokia born 1960? 25. ♀ Kamu born 1980? 26. ♀ Kanjana 27. ♀ Kham Boon born ~1990 28. ♀ Kham La born 2011 29. ♀ Mae Kham Moon 30. ♀ Mae Kham Sai born 1970? 31. ♀ Khum Paeng born 1971 32. ♂ Khun Dej born 2010? 33. ♀ Khun Yai (Kunyai) 34. ♀ Mae Koy 35. ♀ Mae Lanna (Mae Loei) born 1980-04-00 36. ♀ Lucky 37. ♀ Pang Ma Ae (Pornsawan) born 1993 38. ♀ Ma Dee (Pachuli) 39. ♀ Mae Jan Peng 40. ♀ Mae Kham Paan 41. ♀ Mae Kham Puan born 1965? 42. ♀ Mae Pon 43. ♀ Mae Mai born 1990 44. ♀ Malai Thong born 1980-1989? 45. ♀ Maliwan 46. ♀ Medo born 1980 47. ♀ Mee Boon 48. ♀ Mintra born 1992-1996? 49. ♀ Mo Dee 50. ♀ MungMee 51. ♂ Navann (Navaan) born 2012-10-28 52. ♀ Nong Pop 53. ♀ Phong Sri 54. ♀ Pikun 55. ♀ Ploy Tong 56. ♀ Pookie born 1960? 57. ♀ PumSap 58. ♀ Pyi Mai born 2020? 59. ♀ RamRoi 60. ♀ Rattana Kham 61. ♀ Mae Sai Ngern 62. ♀ Sai Rung 63. ♀ San Mueng 64. ♀ Mae Sao Yai (Sau Yai) born 1984 65. ♀ Saree born ~2006 66. ♀ Som Jai born ~1990 67. ♀ Mae Sook Sai 68. ♀ Sri Nuan born 1959? 69. ♀ Sri Prae born 1981 70. ♀ Sumanee 71. ♀ Tad Dao (Taa Dao) born 1985? 72. ♀ Taeng Mo born 1995 73. ♀ Thong Ae (Thong Ei) 74. ♀ Thong Kham 75. ♀ Thong Poon 76. ♀ Tilly born 1975? 77. ♀ Tong Jaan born 2005-02-14 78. ♂ Tong Suk (Jungle Boy) born 2001-11-15 79. ♀ Wan Mai born 2020-05-02 80. ♂ Yin Dee born 2013-08-24 detailed list with arrival dates etc.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 Geao was born wild .
Comments / pictures Mae Geao means "Crystal"
Mae Geao was a Karen-owned elephant who worked in logging until the governments ban in 1989. At that time, she was sent to Burma to continue her logging career for the next seventeen years. Two years ago, she was brought back to Thailand and put to work at a trekking camp. It was soon obvious she was too old to work.
Since arriving at the Park, Mae Geao spends most of her time wandering and eating. She arrived extremely thin with dry, cracked skin and thick scabs on her forehead and tailbone from being hit with the hook. She is easy to identify by an "R" brand on her right hip and her half tail, an old injury inflicted by another elephant. Although she has yet to bond with anyone, we hope she will make friends in the future.
March 2007 Newsletter by Elephant Nature Foundation