Plai Thong Taeng (twin)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Wat Baan Ta Laad in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Thong Taeng (twin)
Alternative name: Thong-Tang
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2010-03-05 captive-born
Birth place: in Chumphon Buri village elephant camps
Birth weight 80.00 kgs, 176.00 lbs
Parents: ♂ Pus Deen x ♀ Thong Khun
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Wat Baan Ta Laad, in Thailand
Date of arrival
2015-00-00Wat Baan Ta Laad
from Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
from Surin elephant hospital
Surin elephant hospital
from Chumphon Buri village elephant camps
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Biography

Plai Thong Taeng (twin) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Wat Baan Ta Laad, in Thailand.

Thong Taeng (twin) arrived in 2015-00-00 to the Wat Baan Ta Laad, relocated from the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand.


Social

Thong Taeng (twin) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Wat Baan Ta Laad:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Pang Orathai
  2. ♂ Plai Thong Kham (twin) born 2010-03-05
  3. ♀ Pang Thong Khun born 1984


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 Thong Taeng (twin) was born captive-born 2010-03-05 at Chumphon Buri village elephant camps.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Thong Taeng (twin) are: ♂ Pus Deen (father) and ♀ Thong Khun (mother).

Siblings through the father Pus Deen:

  1. 2010-03-05(M) Thong Kham (twin)

Siblings through the mother Thong Khun:

  1. 2010-03-05(M) Thong Kham (twin)

Pedigree

Thong Taeng (twin)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Thong Taeng (twin)

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Pus Deen

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Dame m:
Thong Khun

Born: 1984

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Comments / pictures

Born in Baan Ta Lad village in Chompoon , close to Ban Ta Klang

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Thong Taeng (twin), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Wat Baan Ta Laad in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5637. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Lalipa Nilubol
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