Mae Kra Pom an Asian elephant at Putang village elephant camp
| Mae Kra Pom | Alternative name: | Me Krapum , Krapong |
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| ID nr: | |
| Species: | Asian elephant |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 31 years old |
| Management: | Free contact |
| Location: | Putang village elephant camp |
| Arrival | Putang village elephant camp 2006-00-00 |
| Born: | * 1989 wild |
| Document updated | 2013-05-18: sex, name, age 2018-04-30: alt spelling name, source 2018-05-10: tex, source |
Mae is a prefix name, used in Burma, Laos and Thailand for female elephants, often for females who had babies. (Mae means mother) 2017:Late on Thursday evening, the 60-year-old elephant, named Atork, and female elephant Me Krapum emerged on a hilltop in Romnea commune. The pair had spent two nights in the forest after Atork killed his owner, Choeung Team, after he removed the animal’s shackles to allow tourists to take photographs. Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Mae Kra Pom, an Asian at Putang village elephant camp in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3944. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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