Mek Bunga an Asian elephant at Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre

♀ Mek Bunga
Cekmek and MekBunga (right)
Cekmek and MekBunga (right)
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Id numberLocal id Number: 25
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Locations
Present / last location:Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre, in Malaysia
Date of Arrival
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Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre
Document updated2012-04-21: 
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Description

Location

Mek Bunga is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre, in Malaysia.

Mek Bunga arrived in Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre unknown date,

In Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre, Mek Bunga lives together with 27 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Abot born 1997
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Abut born 2000
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Alice (Mawar) born 2001
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Awang Jerek
    5. ,
  5. ♂ Berabung born 2005
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Cek Mek (Chek Mek)
    7. ,
  7. ♀ Ceri
    8. ,
  8. ♂ Charlie
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Jeli born 2009?
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Kala
    11. ,
  11. ♀ Langsat
    12. ,
  12. ♂ Lasah born 2001
    13. ,
  13. ♂ Lasah
    14. ,
  14. ♀ Lokimala
    15. ,
  15. ♀ Mas
    16. ,
  16. ♀ Mentopyan
    17. ,
  17. ♀ Metty (Myan Thon Pyan) born 1982
    18. ,
  18. ♀ Paloh born 2010?
    19. ,
  19. ♀ Pandan
    20. ,
  20. ♀ Rambai born 1978
    21. ,
  21. ♀ Sanom born 2003
    22. ,
  22. ♀ Seledang (Selendang)
    23. ,
  23. ♀ Siput born 2005
    24. ,
  24. ♂ Syawal (Shawal) born 2005
    25. ,
  25. ♂ Tapis
    26. ,
  26. ♂ Timur
    27. ,
  27. ⚪ unknown
    28. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Mek Bunga was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:
Brought in from Thailand in the early 80s.
Other sources stat she has origin from India

Retired due to blindness.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Mek Bunga, an Asian at Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Education Centre in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3270. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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