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The bull elephant known as Phlai Jumbo, 25, is sedated and captured on Thursday night, after earlier killing his mahout in Phipun district, Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Bull elephant stomps mahout to death

2021-12-10 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

Manit Thanabat, 43, of Surat Thani’s Wiang Sa district, was killed at a rubber plantation in tambon Katun by his 25-year-old bull elephant, Phlai Jumbo. The elephant then ran off, but was captured late on Thursday night by livestock officials shooting tranquilliser darts. The elephant was later taken by truck to a controlled area in Wiang Sa district.


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Elephant in a frenzy of lust (musth) goes crazy, kills owner, then goes crazy again, chases driver, collapses, dies from heart failure.

2012-03-05 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

Male elephant Sidor Plaiwan collapsed and died from heart failure after chasing its mahout in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Saturday. The mahout was unhurt. The 25-year-old jumbo killed its previous owner when it went berserk last month. The bizarre incident happened in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The 25-year-old elephant, Sidor Plaiwan, which had killed its previous owner while also in a frenzy of lust, died of heart failure on Saturday night after chasing its owner along a hill. The elepha...


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"Kind"elephant becomes victim of firepower

2008-02-23 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

Plai Khai Heed, an elephant that injured a villager in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Phrom Khiri district on Wednesday, died yesterday from multiple gunshot wounds, prompting criticism of the villagers' excessive use of firearms. Meanwhile the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department warned the public to be cautious when travelling through Tab Lan, Khao Yai, Khao Ang Reu Nai, Kaeng Krajan and Kui Buri national parks, where they were likely to encounter wild elephants.


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3 Headlines about Elephants from Nakhon Si Thammarat2021-12-10 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand - Bull elephant stomps mahout to death 2012-03-05 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand - Elephant in a frenzy of lust (musth) goes crazy, kills owner, then goes crazy again, chases driver, collapses, dies from heart failure. 2008-02-23 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand - "Kind"elephant becomes victim of firepower

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