Plai Krung Thep
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Krung Thep

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 7 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2018-06-29 captive-born
Birth place:	in Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Parents:	♂ Num Surin x ♀ Wanida
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2018-06-29	Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp
Record history
History of updates	2018-06-29: new record

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

Plai Krung Thep is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp, in Thailand.

Krung Thep arrived in 2018-06-29 to the Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp,

Social

Krung Thep lives together with 35 other elephants at the Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Aomsin
2. ♀ Bong Beng
3. ♀ Pang Boombim born 1999
4. ♂ Plai Boonchu born 2016-11-26
5. ♂ Plai Boonkrong born 2012-07-17
6. ♀ Bor Thong born 2007-08-14
7. ♀ Pang Bua Kum
8. ♀ Buppha Devi
9. ♂ Chompoo
10. ♀ Pang Fuki born 2006
11. ♂ Plai Hassadin
12. ♂ Plai Khun Phan
13. ♀ Pang Mae
14. ♂ Plai Mam born 2002-03-27
15. ♀ Manau
16. ♂ Noi
17. ♀ Pang Nong Kwan born 2021-10-13
18. ♀ Paeng born 2008
19. ♀ Pairin
20. ♀ Pang Pang born 1988
21. ♂ Plai Phatsadin
22. ♂ Riangngeon Ekasit
23. ♀ Pang Rom Yen
24. ♂ Saeng Chan
25. ♀ Si Nuan
26. ♀ Somying
27. ♂ Plai Teng born 1999
28. ♂ Sidor Teng Oon born 1999
29. ♀ Tong Yui
30. ⚪ unknown born 2009
31. ♀ unknown
32. ♂ unknown
33. ⚪ unknown born 2009
34. ♀ unknown
35. ♀ Pang Wanida

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 Krung Thep was born captive-born 2018-06-29 at Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Krung Thep are: ♂ Num Surin (father) and ♀ Wanida (mother).

Siblings through the father Num Surin:

2018-04-08(F) Pan Laan

Pedigree

**Krung Theps ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Krung Thep	Sire (f): Num Surin Born: 2003	Sire ff: Ngoen Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Ngoen Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Si Nuan Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Si Nuan Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Wanida Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

On 29 June 2018, at 9.49am, a baby boy was born to Pang Wanida of Surin, fathered by Plai Numsurin. The new baby was named Plai Krung Thep, which means 'Bangkok'

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Krung Thep, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11798. (archived at the Wayback machine)