Plai Daorung
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Daorung
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Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 1 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2023-02-10 captive-born , number 105
Birth place:	in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

Parents:	♂ Ning Nong x ♀
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2023-02-10	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates	2024-03-18:

Latest document update	2023-08-28 10:12:36
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Biography

Plai Daorung is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand.

Daorung arrived in 2023-02-10 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens,

Social

Daorung lives together with 59 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

1. ♂ Baicha born 2021-07-07
2. ♀ Baitoey born 2002?
3. ♂ Plai Bird born 1976
4. ♂ Plai Boonmak born 2023-08-18
5. ♀ Pang Boonrod
6. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
7. ♂ Plai Bua Khao born 2020-01-31
8. ♀ Busarakham
9. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
10. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
11. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
12. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
13. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
14. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
15. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
16. ♀ Morakot
17. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
18. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
19. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
20. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
21. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
22. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
23. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
24. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
25. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
26. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
27. ♂ Paetai born 2018
28. ♀ Pailin born 2001
29. ♀ Pang Dorami
30. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
31. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
32. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
33. ♀ Pang Wassana
34. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
35. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
36. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
37. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
38. ♀ Porn Tip
39. ♂ Pornchai born 2010-02-14
40. ♂ Riangngeon Ekasit
41. ⚪ Santisuk born 2011-12-09
42. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
43. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
44. ♀ Thongkam
45. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
46. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
47. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
48. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
49. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
50. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
51. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
52. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
53. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
54. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
55. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
56. ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) born 1990
57. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
58. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
59. ♀ Pang Yok born 2003

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 Daorung was born captive-born as birth number 105 2023-02-10 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Daorung are: ♂ Ning Nong (father) and ♀ (mother).

Siblings through the father Ning Nong:

2014-01-06(M) Unnamed
2014-03-13() unknown
2020-10-19(F) Opal
2022-01-18 -- † 2022-09-26 (M) Diamond
2023-04-09(M) Chai
2023-08-18(M) Boonmak

Pedigree

**Daorungs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Daorung	Sire (f): Ning Nong Born: 1995?	Sire ff: Bird Born: 1976	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Bird Born: 1976	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Plai Daorung, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16958. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/nong-nooch-tropical-garden-welcomes-1st-baby-elephant-of-23-424682

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More elephants that was born: 2023-02-10
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