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Plai Than Thap
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
TECC elephant hospital Lampang in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Than Thap
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ maybe about 44 years old (estimated age)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1981? captive-born
Birth place: in Thailand unspecified location
Parents: ♂ Kaeo (Phra Savet Adulyadej Phahnon) x ♀
Locations - owners
Present / last location:TECC elephant hospital Lampang, in Thailand
Date of arrival
2025-03-07TECC elephant hospital Lampang
from Patara Elephant Conservation Tusker Shelter
2024-04-08Patara Elephant Conservation Tusker Shelter
from Surat Thani Province unspecified location
Record history
History of updates2023-08-26
Latest document update2025-02-28 06:35:46
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Biography

Plai Than Thap is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the TECC elephant hospital Lampang, in Thailand.

Than Thap arrived in 2025-03-07 to the TECC elephant hospital Lampang, relocated from the Patara Elephant Conservation Tusker Shelter, in Thailand.


Social

Than Thap lives together with 4 other elephants at the TECC elephant hospital Lampang: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Khun Dej born 2010?
  2. ♀ Pang MoTor born 1997?
  3. ♂ Sedor Nwon
  4. ♂ Phasepoh born 2005


Affiliated people

1: Nuna Silpa-archa (owner from 2024)



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 Than Thap was born captive-born 1981? at Thailand unspecified location.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Than Thap are: ♂ Kaeo (Phra Savet Adulyadej Phahnon) (father) and ♀ (mother).

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Than Thap, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at TECC elephant hospital Lampang in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17376. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories1981 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from TECC elephant hospital Lampang | Thailand | Asian elephants


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