Plai Tawan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Tawan

Identification

Chip id Number4D 00-005-359

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 20 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2005 captive-born
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2012-04-06Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary
from Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp

2011-04-01Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
from Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)

2010-00-00Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)
from Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp

2006-02-08Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp
from Surin elephant hospital

Surin elephant hospital
from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates2011-04-07: transfered to Anantara
2012-04-08: Going to the Reintroduction Foundation
2013-04-30: chip nr
2025-01-26: Born in Asia

Latest document update2025-01-26 08:08:56

Biography


Plai Tawan is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thailand.

Tawan arrived in 2012-04-06 to the Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary, relocated from the Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp, in Thailand.


Social

Tawan lives together with 22 other elephants at the Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Pang Boonrod
  2. 2. ♀ Pang Buathong
  3. 3. ♀ Pang Janpang born 1966
  4. 4. ♀ Pang Khonthong
  5. 5. ♀ Pang Kwan
  6. 6. ♀ Pang Lampang
  7. 7. ♀ Pang Malee
  8. 8. ♀ Pang Morakot
  9. 9. ♀ Pang Nimnuan
  10. 10. ♀ Pang Numfon born 1964
  11. 11. ♀ Phang Kham Moon Yai
  12. 12. ♂ Plai Phat
  13. 13. ♀ Pang Saithong
  14. 14. ♀ Pang Sarah
  15. 15. ♂ Plai Sombat
  16. 16. ♂ Plai Somluk
  17. 17. ♂ Plai Sukhum
  18. 18. ♀ Pang Sunee
  19. 19. ♂ Plai Suthas
  20. 20. ♀ Pang Suthas
  21. 21. ♂ Plai Sutin
  22. 22. ♀ Pang Tongbai


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 Tawan was born captive-born 2005 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

2012-04-08: Going to the Reintroduction Foundation

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Tawan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4478. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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