Ran Koon
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand

Biography

♂ Ran Koon

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-10-31 captive-born
Birth place:	in Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Lanna (พังล้านนา)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
Record history
History of updates	2011-04-10:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Ran Koon is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand.

Ran Koon arrived to the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) unknown date,

Social

Ran Koon lives together with 51 other elephants at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village): (detailed list)

1. ♀ Anda born 2014
2. ♀ Pang Anna born 1987
3. ♂ Plai Boon rod born 1976
4. ♂ Plai Boon thum born 1996
5. ♂ Plai Bua Barn born 1981
6. ♂ Plai Bua Barn II born 1993
7. ♀ Pang Bua Kham born 1985
8. ♂ Plai Bua Thong (พลายบัวทอง)
9. ♀ Pang Chanthip born 1972
10. ♂ Plai Chokchai born 1997
11. ♂ Plai Dung Dee born 1985
12. ♀ Pang Eleaw (พังอีแหล๋ว)
13. ♀ Euang Luang born 1993
14. ♀ Pang Kamli Thong born 1996
15. ♀ Pang Kanda (พังกานดา)
16. ♂ Plai Kham Kaew (พลายคำแก้ว) born 1981
17. ♂ Plai Kham lan (พลายคำล้าน)
18. ♂ Plai Kham Mun (พลายคำมูล)
19. ♀ Pang Kham Saen born 1975
20. ♀ Pang Kham Saw (พังคำสาว) born 2003
21. ♂ Plai Kham Sean (พลายคำแสน)
22. ♂ Plai Khen (พลายเคน)
23. ♂ Plai Kwai Meung (พลายขวัญเมือง)
24. ♀ Pang Lanna (พังล้านนา) born 1997
25. ♀ Pang Na Sa (พังนาซ่า) born 2001
26. ♂ Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน)
27. ♀ Pang Mae Noal
28. ♀ Pang Nong Da (พังน้องดา)
29. ♂ Plai Nong Tak (พังน้องตั๊ก) born 1983
30. ♀ Nung Ning (หนุงหนิง) born 2007
31. ♀ Pạng khan ja na (พังกาญจนา) born 1989
32. ♂ Plai Ra chan (พลายราชันย์)
33. ♀ Pang Sa det (พังเสด็จ) born 2008
34. ♀ Pang Saen Luang (พังแสนหลวง)
35. ♀ Pang Saen Suk (พลายแสนสุข) born 1998
36. ♀ Pang Saeng Daew (พังแสงดาว)
37. ♀ Pang Sai Fa born 1998
38. ♂ Plai Sakbi (สักใบ) born 1981
39. ♂ Plai Sampao Thong (พลายสำเภาทอง)
40. ♂ Plai Sanam Chai (พลายสนามไชย) born 1996
41. ♀ Pang Sombourn
42. ♂ Plai Sompon (พลายสมพร)
43. ♀ Sri Suda (พังศรีสุดา) born 1996
44. ♂ Plai Thong Bai born 1969
45. ♂ Plai Thong Daeng (พลายทองแดง) born 1994
46. ♂ Plai Thong Dee (พลายทองดี) born 1977
47. ♀ Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ)
48. ♀ Pang Tongbai (พังทองใบ) born 1998
49. ♂ Seador Tumjai born 1974
50. ⚪ Unnamed born 2023-02-14
51. ♀ Pang Wassana (พังวาสนา)

Origin

Ran Koon was born captive-born 2010-10-31 at Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village).

Parentage

Parents of Ran Koon are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Lanna (พังล้านนา) (mother).

Pedigree

**Ran Koons ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Ran Koon	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Lanna (พังล้านนา) Born: 1997	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ran Koon, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7002. (archived at the Wayback machine)