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

Location

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

Bird arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date, relocated from the , in .

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

Offspring

Total: 11 babies

1. (M) 1995? Plai Ning Nong
2. (F) 2001-01-26 Pang Troot-Jeen
3. (M) 2003-04-05 Plai Sao-har
4. (M) 2003-05-10 unknown
5. (F) 2004-03-00 unknown
6. (F) 2009-09-04 unknown
7. (M) 2010-02-14 Pornchai
8. () 2011-12-09 Santisuk
9. (M) 2012-05-01 Unnamed
10. (M) 2017-05-21 Plai Nammon
11. (M) 2021-05-00 Pempoon

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 Bird was born unknown 1976 at Asia unspecified location.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/nong-nooch-joins-effort-to-release-81-elephants-into-wild-2859?ref=pmci

Relevant links

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• More elephants from: Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
• More elephants from: Thailand
• More elephants that was born: 1976
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