Gom Phoy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kulen Elephant Forest in Cambodia

Biography

♀ Gom Phoy

Alternative name:	Gompoy, Gompoi, Kham Poy, Sophib

Identification

Chip id Number	855000000000021 (2024)

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1961 unknown(unconfirmed claimed birth date)
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 2 babies (Claimed offspring: 2. one baby died, a second is called Comvine/Kham Wen (Mondulkiri))

1. Born 1983	♀ Comvine

2. Born 2004-00-00 (dead † 2004-00-00)	⚪ stillborn
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kulen Elephant Forest, in Cambodia

Date of arrival

2019-12-00	Kulen Elephant Forest from Angkor Elephants Company

	Angkor Elephants Company from Sin Sorn

	Sin Sorn from Ka Tieng Waterfall elephant village

	Ka Tieng Waterfall elephant village from Mondulkiri province unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2011-12-14: picture 2020-10-31: merged with previous Kham Poy nr 6678 2024-01-04: Born in Asia, owners and mahouts 2024-11-30: Chip id nr

Latest document update	2025-03-08 18:26:20
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Biography

Gom Phoy is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kulen Elephant Forest, in Cambodia.

Gom Phoy arrived in 2019-12-00 to the Kulen Elephant Forest, relocated from the Angkor Elephants Company, in Cambodia.

Social

Gom Phoy lives together with 9 other elephants at the Kulen Elephant Forest: (detailed list)

♀ Chi Chlorb born 1981?
♀ Chi Mean born 1974?
♀ Chi Ole born 1971?
♀ Chi Tone II born 1966
♀ Chi Youl
♀ I Plock
♀ I Tok
♂ Kham Sung born 1985
♀ Savath

Affiliated people

1: Sanak Tak (owner to 2014) 2: Olivier Piot (owner from 2014 to now)

1: Saroeun Tak (mahout to 2014 ) 2: Choun Chea (mahout from 2014 to now ) 3: Dan Koehl (trainer from 2019 to 2024 )

Offspring

(Claimed offspring: 2. one baby died, a second is called Comvine/Kham Wen (Mondulkiri))Total: 2 babies

(F) 1983 Comvine
() 2004-00-00 -- † 2004-00-00 stillborn

Origin

Gom Phoy was born unknown at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Contradictory records:

Other sources claim she was born 1953, which is unlikely.

Gompoy can be recognized by the white spots on her body, here is a closeup from her rear leg.
Gom Phoy in Kulen Elephant Forest

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gom Phoy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kulen Elephant Forest in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6366. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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