Mae Bua Kham an Asian elephant at Elephant Nature Park (ENP)

☨ ♀ Mae Bua Kham
Alternative name:	Mae Bua Kam

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 65 years old (estimated age)
Origin
Born:	* 1955? wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead date:	† 2020-10-00?
Death reason:	age:
Locations
Present / last location:	Elephant Nature Park (ENP), in Thailand

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2007-02-09	Elephant Nature Park (ENP) from Karen unspecified hilltribe family

Document updated	2020-11-01: death report
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Description

† Mae Bua Kham is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Elephant Nature Park (ENP), in Thailand, of age in 2020-10-00?. (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 Bua Kham was born wild 1955?.

Comments / pictures

Born 1945-1955?

Mae Bua Kam means "Golden Lotus".

At more than 70 years of age, Mae Bua Kams owner realized it was time for her to retire. He contacted Lek to ask if she could live out her golden years in the relaxing atmosphere of the Park. Lek does not have to buy her or pay a monthly lease fee; the owner has willingly given her freedom for the rest of her days.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Mae Bua Kham, an Asian elephant at Elephant Nature Park (ENP) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2965. (archived at the Wayback machine)