Mae Boontong an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital)
| Mae Boontong | ID Number: |
|---|---|
| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ maybe about 61 years old (estimated age) |
| Status: | sick |
| Management: | Free contact |
| Location: | TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital) |
| Arrival | TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital) 2020-08-03 from Elephant Special Tours Elephant Special Tours from Karen unspecified hilltribe family |
| Born: | * 1959? unknown |
| Document updated | 2018-05-11: new record 2020-08-06: relocated to elephant hospital, Lampang |
Mae is a prefix name, used in Burma, Laos and Thailand for female elephants, often for females who had babies. (Mae means mother) 2020-08-06: End of July Boontong by accident got a twig in her eye, while eating Bamboo. A veterinary has been suprvising the eye, but decided on last Monday, that the elephant needed treatment at the elephant hospital in Lampang, where she was transported on the same day.Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Mae Boontong, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 September 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5365. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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