Plai Palo-Mae
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thailand unspecified location in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Palo-Mae

Alternative name:	PaloMae

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ maybe about 20 years old (estimated age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2006? unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Thailand unspecified location, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2018-10-05	Thailand unspecified location from TECC elephant hospital Lampang

	TECC elephant hospital Lampang from Thailand unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2018-10-14: new record 2025-03-05: Updated as lost to trace

Latest document update	2025-03-05 07:57:22
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Biography

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

Palo-Mae arrived in 2018-10-05 to the Thailand unspecified location, relocated from the TECC elephant hospital Lampang, in Thailand.

Social

Palo-Mae lives together with 79 other elephants at the Thailand unspecified location: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Aimboon born 2010-02-01
2. ♂ Ake
3. ♂ Plai Akom
4. ♀ Anna born 1981
5. ♀ Archan born 1991
6. ♀ Bai Dong
7. ♀ Bong Boun born 1991
8. ♂ Boon Me born 1985
9. ♂ Plai Boon Pat
10. ♀ Pang Boonchu
11. ♀ Pang Boonthong
12. ♀ Boun Sri born 1985
13. ♀ Mae Bounga born 1991
14. ♀ Bouy born 2010-10-00
15. ♀ Bovi born 2011-02-06
16. ♀ Bua Ban
17. ♂ Chaiya born 1998
18. ♀ Pang Champen
19. ♀ Pang Chand Pen born >1972?
20. ♀ Dana born 2006-07-12
21. ♀ Dean Them born 1986
22. ♂ Plai Dollar
23. ♀ empty
24. ♂ Erawan born 2009-11-00
25. ♀ Fang Fai born 1993
26. ♀ Pang Jenny born 2007?
27. ♀ Jumpee
28. ♀ Mae Kamnoi
29. ⚪ Kham
30. ♀ Kham Lai Thong born 2004
31. ♂ Kham Moun born 1997?
32. ♀ Kham Noi born 1971
33. ⚪ Khampiangjai
34. ♀ Kwanjitr
35. ♀ Libby born 2004
36. ♀ Lomduan born 1966
37. ♀ Mae Mai born 1994
38. ♀ Mina
39. ♀ Mohe born 1971
40. ♀ Pang Mokatae
41. ⚪ Pang Molopo
42. ♀ Mae Moon
43. ♂ Morokot born 1994
44. ♀ Mulee
45. ♀ Namthong
46. ♀ Noi born 1981
47. ♀ Nong Hong born 2004
48. ♂ Nong Michai
49. ♀ Nong Poon born 1991
50. ♀ Nong Thaeng born 2000
51. ♀ NongNing (Nong Ning)
52. ♀ Oen born 1999
53. ♀ Pancake born 1980
54. ♂ Sidor Paru Mae born 1966
55. ♂ Phet Tae (Lil BK, BK Noi) born 1993
56. ♂ Plai Puwin born 2016-03-28
57. ♂ Plai Rambo born >1978?
58. ♂ Sack born 1998
59. ♂ Sidor Sakkaew born 1975
60. ♀ Mae Shampoo
61. ♂ Sirnon
62. ♂ Somboon born 2002
63. ♂ Plai Sommai
64. ♂ Sommaray born 1966
65. ♀ Soy Thong
66. ♂ Plai Thong
67. ♀ Pang Thong Muan born >1975?
68. ♂ Thong Suk born 1981
69. ⚪ Thongbai
70. ♂ Plai Tong Chai
71. ♂ Tong Daeng
72. ♀ unknown born 2022-05-15
73. ♀ Unnamed born 2016-04-29
74. ⚪ Unnamed born 2012-12-21
75. ♂ Viangping
76. ♀ Wilai born 1971
77. ♀ Wongduean
78. ⚪ Yo
79. ♀ 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 Palo-Mae was born unknown 2006?.

Comments / pictures

2018-10-05:Plai Palo-Mae, 12 years old male elephant who was diagnosed with EEHV. [...] We are happy to informed you that Plai Palo-Mae, our largest EEHV patient has recovered and has headed home

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Plai Palo-Mae, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thailand unspecified location in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12011. (archived at the Wayback machine)