Plai Puwin
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thailand unspecified location in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Puwin

Alternative name: Puhwin, Poohwin

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 10 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2016-03-28 captive-born
Birth place: in FAE Elephant Hospital

Parents: x ♀ Kamnoi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Thailand unspecified location, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2018-08-17Thailand unspecified location
from FAE Elephant Hospital

2018-07-16FAE Elephant Hospital
from Thailand unspecified location

2016-08-16Thailand unspecified location
from FAE Elephant Hospital

Record history
History of updates2018-12-02: new record
2025-03-05: Updated as lost to trace

Latest document update2025-03-05 07:58:01
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Biography


Plai Puwin is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Thailand unspecified location, in Thailand.

Puwin arrived in 2018-08-17 to the Thailand unspecified location, relocated from the FAE Elephant Hospital, in Thailand.


Social

Puwin lives together with 80 other elephants at the Thailand unspecified location: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Aimboon born 2010-02-01
  2. 2. ♂ Ake
  3. 3. ♂ Plai Akom
  4. 4. ♀ Anna born 1981
  5. 5. ♀ Archan born 1991
  6. 6. ♀ Bai Dong
  7. 7. ♀ Bong Boun born 1991
  8. 8. ♂ Boon Me born 1985
  9. 9. ♂ Plai Boon Pat
  10. 10. ♀ Pang Boonchu
  11. 11. ♀ Pang Boonthong
  12. 12. ♀ Boun Sri born 1985
  13. 13. ♀ Mae Bounga born 1991
  14. 14. ♀ Bouy born 2010-10-00
  15. 15. ♀ Bovi born 2011-02-06
  16. 16. ♀ Bua Ban
  17. 17. ♂ Chaiya born 1998
  18. 18. ♀ Pang Champen
  19. 19. ♀ Pang Chand Pen born >1972?
  20. 20. ♀ Dana born 2006-07-12
  21. 21. ♀ Dean Them born 1986
  22. 22. ♂ Plai Dollar
  23. 23. ♀ empty
  24. 24. ♂ Erawan born 2009-11-00
  25. 25. ♀ Fang Fai born 1993
  26. 26. ♀ Pang Jenny born 2007?
  27. 27. ♀ Jumpee
  28. 28. ♀ Mae Kamnoi
  29. 29. ⚪ Kham
  30. 30. ♀ Kham Lai Thong born 2004
  31. 31. ♂ Kham Moun born 1997?
  32. 32. ♀ Kham Noi born 1971
  33. 33. ⚪ Khampiangjai
  34. 34. ♀ Kwanjitr
  35. 35. ♀ Libby born 2004
  36. 36. ♀ Lomduan born 1966
  37. 37. ♀ Mae Mai born 1994
  38. 38. ♀ Mina
  39. 39. ♀ Mohe born 1971
  40. 40. ♀ Pang Mokatae
  41. 41. ⚪ Pang Molopo
  42. 42. ♀ Mae Moon
  43. 43. ♂ Morokot born 1994
  44. 44. ♀ Mulee
  45. 45. ♀ Namthong
  46. 46. ♀ Noi born 1981
  47. 47. ♀ Nong Hong born 2004
  48. 48. ♂ Nong Michai
  49. 49. ♀ Nong Poon born 1991
  50. 50. ♀ Nong Thaeng born 2000
  51. 51. ♀ NongNing (Nong Ning)
  52. 52. ♀ Oen born 1999
  53. 53. ♂ Plai Palo-Mae born 2006?
  54. 54. ♀ Pancake born 1980
  55. 55. ♂ Sidor Paru Mae born 1966
  56. 56. ♂ Phet Tae (Lil BK, BK Noi) born 1993
  57. 57. ♂ Plai Sinchup
  58. 58. ♂ Plai Rambo born >1978?
  59. 59. ♂ Sack born 1998
  60. 60. ♂ Sidor Sakkaew born 1975
  61. 61. ♀ Mae Shampoo
  62. 62. ♂ Sirnon
  63. 63. ♂ Somboon born 2002
  64. 64. ♂ Plai Sommai
  65. 65. ♂ Sommaray born 1966
  66. 66. ♀ Soy Thong
  67. 67. ♂ Plai Thong
  68. 68. ♀ Pang Thong Muan born >1975?
  69. 69. ♂ Thong Suk born 1981
  70. 70. ⚪ Thongbai
  71. 71. ♂ Plai Tong Chai
  72. 72. ♂ Tong Daeng
  73. 73. ♀ unknown born 2022-05-15
  74. 74. ⚪ Unnamed born 2012-12-21
  75. 75. ♀ Unnamed born 2016-04-29
  76. 76. ♂ Viangping
  77. 77. ♀ Wilai born 1971
  78. 78. ♀ Wongduean
  79. 79. ⚪ Yo
  80. 80. ♀ Pang Yui born 1991


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 Puwin was born captive-born 2016-03-28 at FAE Elephant Hospital.

Parentage


Parents of Plai Puwin are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Kamnoi (mother).

Pedigree


Puwins ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Puwin

Sire (f):


Born:
2026-02

Sire ff:


Born:
2026-02
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2026-02
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Kamnoi

Born:
2026-02

Sire mf:


Born:
2026-02
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2026-02
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


Comments / pictures

Infected with elephant herpes, but was succesfully cured.

2018-07-18: The results of the baby’s blood test show evidence a low level of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) .

2018-07-23: The results of the baby’s blood test no longer show evidence of EEHV.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Plai Puwin, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thailand unspecified location in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11495. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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