Plai Kaeo (Phra Savet Adulyadej Phahnon)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Klai Kangwon Palace in Thailand

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 Kaeo (Phra Savet Adulyadej Phahnon) was born wild 1951 at Krabi province unspecified location.

Owner: King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)

Sources state origin from Krabi province.


A life size model in museum in Bangkok

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.thailandmuseum.com/thaimuseum_eng/changton/history.htm
• "Phra Savet Adulyadej Pahon," Circus No-Spin Zone, 11/10/2011
  
• https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/endearing-story-royal-familys-elephant-and-his-bff-dog/
  
• https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/sightseeing/26535/royal-elephants-stable-museum
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Phra_Sawet_Adulyadej_Phahon (Google Translated version)

Relevant links

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• More elephants from: Klai Kangwon Palace
• More elephants from: Thailand
• More elephants that was born: 1951
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Plai Kaeo (Phra Savet Adulyadej Phahnon) at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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