Kham Khen
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chreum Chrun in Cambodia

☨ ♂ Kham Khen
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Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 53 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1967 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2020-07-20
Death location:	O'Pay point in Po village Rapet, Krang Tes commune, Pichreada district, Mondulkiri province
Death reason:	disease: chronic abscess disease on his back
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chreum Chrun, in Cambodia

Date of arrival

	Chreum Chrun
Record history
History of updates	2020-11-03

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

† Kham Khen is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2020-07-20 at Chreum Chrun, in Cambodia, . Official death reason described as chronic abscess disease on his back.

Origin

Kham Khen was born wild 1967.

Comments / pictures

Kham Khen’s funeral was held on Wednesday by its owner Chreum Chrun and his family, as well as the villagers, following their traditions and beliefs.

Kham Khen on elephant-news.com

Articles where Kham Khen is mentioned on elephant-news.com
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2020-07-22	Elephant death leads to extinction concerns - Elephant News

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Kham Khen, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chreum Chrun in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 September 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8105. (archived at the Wayback machine)