Mae Jaan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand

Biography

♀ Mae Jaan

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Maetaeng Elephant Park, in Thailand

Date of arrival

1997-00-00	Maetaeng Elephant Park
Record history
History of updates	2025-02-24: Born in Asia 2025-02-24: text

Latest document update	2025-02-24 12:21:18
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Biography

Mae Jaan is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Maetaeng Elephant Park, in Thailand.

Jaan arrived in 1997-00-00 to the Maetaeng Elephant Park,

Social

Jaan lives together with 54 other elephants at the Maetaeng Elephant Park: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Baanchuen
2. ♀ Baanyen
3. ♂ Boon Baramee born 2025-03-23
4. ♀ Mae Boon Maa
5. ♀ Mae Boon Roy born 1970
6. ♀ Boonma
7. ♀ Mae Boonmee born 1975
8. ♀ Boonsri born 2018-07-07
9. ♀ Bu-nga
10. ♂ Buathong
11. ⚪ Bumbim
12. ♀ Mae Chan
13. ♀ Dome
14. ⚪ Hong
15. ⚪ Hong II
16. ♀ Kamdee
17. ♀ Pang Kamlai-ngern
18. ♀ Kamnoi
19. ♂ Kanoon
20. ♀ Kuson
21. ♂ Lankham born 2011
22. ♀ Mae Luang born 1972
23. ♀ Maekham
24. ♂ Mare
25. ♀ Maruay
26. ♀ Mom-nha
27. ♂ Mongkol
28. ♀ Nam Muei born 1988
29. ♂ Nam Tang born 2013-10-11
30. ♂ Nam Tang born 2009-10-07
31. ♀ Namai
32. ♀ Namchok
33. ♀ Mae Noi born 1980
34. ♀ Pang Noilampang
35. ♀ Nong Mai born 1995
36. ♂ Nonglek
37. ♀ Pata
38. ♂ Permsup
39. ♀ Mae Ploy
40. ♀ Poonsub
41. ♂ Pu Luang born 1985
42. ♂ Pu Noi
43. ♀ Siriporn born 1970
44. ♂ Plai Somboon
45. ♀ Somjai
46. ♀ Somwang
47. ♂ Sornram
48. ♀ Suda born 2003
49. ♀ Surec
50. ♀ Tangmo
51. ♀ Tantawan
52. ♂ Tanwa born 2013-12-17
53. ♀ Thongkoon
54. ♀ Wandee

Origin

Mae is a prefix name, used in Burma, Laos and Thailand for female elephants, often for females who had babies. (Mae means mother)

Mae Jaan was born unknown at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Mae Jaan worked in the logging camps throughout Thailand. Her Mahout would sometimes travel for months looking for work. From lampang to borders of Burma, where ever there was work. After the Ban on Illicit, logging Mae Jaans Mahout headed for the trekking camps. Mae Jaan arrived to the park in 1997 to begin what is now been a long secure safe working environment where her Mahout can earn a decent living.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mae Jaan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6557. (archived at the Wayback machine)