Plai Tawan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Tawan

Identification

Chip id Number4D 00-005-359

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 19 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2005 captive-born
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2012-04-06Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary
from Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp

2011-04-01Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
from Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)

2010-00-00Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)
from Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp

2006-02-08Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
from Surin unspecified Elephant Camp

Surin unspecified Elephant Camp
from Surin elephant hospital

Surin elephant hospital
from Surin unspecified Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates2018-03-13

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Plai Tawan is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thailand.

Tawan arrived in 2012-04-06 to the Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary, relocated from the Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp, in Thailand.


Social

Tawan lives together with 22 other elephants at the Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 1. ♀ Pang Numfon born 1964
  2. 2. ♀ Pang Boonrod
  3. 3. ♀ Pang Buathong
  4. 4. ♀ Pang Janpang born 1966
  5. 5. ♀ Pang Khonthong
  6. 6. ♀ Pang Kwan
  7. 7. ♀ Pang Lampang
  8. 8. ♀ Pang Malee
  9. 9. ♀ Pang Morakot
  10. 10. ♀ Pang Nimnuan
  11. 11. ♀ Pang Saithong
  12. 12. ♀ Pang Sunee
  13. 13. ♀ Pang Suthas
  14. 14. ♀ Pang Tongbai
  15. 15. ♀ Phang Kham Moon Yai
  16. 16. ♂ Plai Phat
  17. 17. ♂ Plai Sombat (Seedor Sombat)
  18. 18. ♂ Plai Sukhum
  19. 19. ♂ Plai Sutin
  20. 20. ♀ Pang Sarah
  21. 21. ♂ Plai Somluk
  22. 22. ♂ Plai Suthas


Origin

Plai is a prefix name, orginally a Mon word, meaning youthful male or a strong man, today used in Thailand for male elephants with tusks.

Plai Tawan was born captive-born 2005.


Comments / pictures

2012-04-08: Going to the Reintroduction Foundation

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Plai Tawan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4478. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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