Plai Lanna
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Baan Chang Elephant Park in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Lanna

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* unknown
Birth place: in Thailand unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Baan Chang Elephant Park, in Thailand

Date of arrival

Baan Chang Elephant Park
from Thailand unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2020-10-27

Latest document update2020-10-27 11:47:27
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Biography


Plai Lanna is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Baan Chang Elephant Park, in Thailand.

Lanna arrived to the Baan Chang Elephant Park unknown date, relocated from the Thailand unspecified location, in Thailand.


Social

Lanna lives together with 27 other elephants at the Baan Chang Elephant Park: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♂ Plai Boeing born 2001?
  2. 2. ♀ Kannika
  3. 3. ♀ Kathin
  4. 4. ♀ Kham Yong
  5. 5. ♀ Kiang Dao
  6. 6. ♀ Kiang Duen
  7. 7. ♀ Nam Ping
  8. 8. ♀ Nong Thongphanchang
  9. 9. ♂ Plai Petch Sarm born 2019-11-29
  10. 10. ♀ Pang Petch Song born 2019-06-22?
  11. 11. ♀ Mae Ploy
  12. 12. ♀ Pang Thong Perm
  13. 13. ♀ Pang Thong Tawee born 2018-11-04
  14. 14. ♀ Tong Haa born 2018-01-26?
  15. 15. ♂ Plai Tong Jade born 2019-03-22
  16. 16. ♀ Tong Kwao
  17. 17. ♀ Plai Tong Paed born 2019-05-16
  18. 18. ♀ Pang Tong Saen
  19. 19. ♂ Tong Sarm born 2017-03-10
  20. 20. ♂ Tong See born 2017-10-09
  21. 21. ♀ Tong Song born 2016-11-25
  22. 22. ♂ Tong Ton
  23. 23. ♀ Toong-Ngoen
  24. 24. ⚪ unknown born 2016-11-24
  25. 25. ♀ unknown
  26. 26. ♀ unknown
  27. 27. ⚪ unknown born 2023-09-03


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 Lanna was born unknown at Thailand unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

2020: Today, our veterinarian, Dr. Waem works together with the vets from Lampang Elephant Hospital, TECC and Center of Elephant and Wildlife Research have collected elephant blood donated from Plai Lanna In order to help another sick elephant. Plai Lanna cooperated with the veterinarian team very well, kind and very calm.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Lanna, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Baan Chang Elephant Park in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11516. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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