Pang Thong Khun
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Wat Ban Ta Laad in Thailand

Biography

♀ Pang Thong Khun


Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 42 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1984 unknown
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2010-03-05	♂ Plai Thong Kham (twin)

2. Born 2010-03-05	♂ Plai Thong Taeng (twin)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Wat Ban Ta Laad, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2015-00-00	Wat Ban Ta Laad from Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) from Chumphon Buri district unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2010-03-08: picture 2011-04-10: prev. locations 2018-04-06: transferred to Wat Baab Ta Lad, changed birth year from 1975 to 1984 2025-02-28: Born in Thailand

Latest document update	2025-02-28 04:20:07
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Biography

Pang Thong Khun is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Wat Ban Ta Laad, in Thailand.

Social

Thong Khun lives together with 3 other elephants at the Wat Ban Ta Laad: (detailed list)

Total: 2 babies

Origin

Pang is a prefix name, used in Thailand for female elephants.

Pang Thong Khun was born unknown 1984 at Thailand unspecified location.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Pang Thong Khun, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Wat Ban Ta Laad in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5607. (archived at the Wayback machine)