Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Plai Thong Bai at Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)

♂ Plai Thong Bai
Thongbai and Mr Lun Salangam. Photo: © Surin elephant study center, Ban Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand.
Thongbai and Mr Lun Salangam. *SURINSTUDY
Alternative name:Thongbai
Identification
Local id Number 3
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 52 years old
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1969 captive-born
Birth place: in Ban Ta Klang unspecified owner
Parents: ♂ Noi x ♀ Bua Ngoen
Locations
Present / last location:Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
from Ban Ta Klang unspecified owner
Document updated2011-11-30: mother, birthplace, picture
2011-12-01: father, text
2018-05-04: dentition
2018-06-13: alt spelling name
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Description

Location

Plai Thong Bai is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand.

Thong Bai arrived Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village) unknown date, relocated from Ban Ta Klang unspecified owner, in Thailand.

In Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village), Plai Thong Bai lives together with 51 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Anda born 2014
    2. ,
  2. ♂ Plai Bua Barn born 1981
    3. ,
  3. ♂ Plai Bua Barn II born 1993
    4. ,
  4. ♀ Pang Bua Kham born 1985
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Euang Luang born 1993
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Nung Ning (หนุงหนิง) born 2007
    7. ,
  7. ♀ Pạng khan ja na (พังกาญจนา) born 1989
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Pạng Nam Petch (พังน้ำเพชร)
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Pang Anna (พังแอนนา) born 1987
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Pang Chanthip (พังจันทร์ทิพย์) born 1972
    11. ,
  11. ♀ Pang e leaw (พังอีแหล๋ว)
    12. ,
  12. ♀ Pang Kamli Thong (พังกำไลทอง) born 1996
    13. ,
  13. ♀ Pang Kanda (พังกานดา)
    14. ,
  14. ♀ Pang Kham Saen (พังคำแสน) born 1975
    15. ,
  15. ♀ Pang Kham Saw (พังคำสาว) born 2003
    16. ,
  16. ♀ Pang Lanna (พังล้านนา) born 1997
    17. ,
  17. ♀ Pang Mae Noal (พังแม่นวล)
    18. ,
  18. ♀ Pang Na Sa (พังนาซ่า) born 2001
    19. ,
  19. ♀ Pang Nong Da (พังน้องดา)
    20. ,
  20. ♀ Pang Sa det (พังเสด็จ) born 2008
    21. ,
  21. ♀ Pang Saen Luang (พังแสนหลวง)
    22. ,
  22. ♀ Pang Saen Suk (พลายแสนสุข) born 1998
    23. ,
  23. ♀ Pang Saeng Daew (พังแสงดาว)
    24. ,
  24. ♀ Pang Sai Fa (พังสายฟ้า) born 1998
    25. ,
  25. ♀ Pang Sombourn
    26. ,
  26. ♀ Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ) born 1960
    27. ,
  27. ♀ Pang Tongbai (พังทองใบ) born 1998
    28. ,
  28. ♀ Pang Wassana (พังวาสนา)
    29. ,
  29. ♂ Plai Boon rod (พลายบุญรอด) born 1976
    30. ,
  30. ♂ Plai Boon thum (พลายบุญทุ่ม) born 1996
    31. ,
  31. ♂ Plai Bua Thong (พลายบัวทอง)
    32. ,
  32. ♂ Plai Chokchai (พลายโชคชัย) born 1997
    33. ,
  33. ♂ Plai Dung Dee (พลายดวงดี) born 1985
    34. ,
  34. ♂ Plai Kham Kaew (พลายคำแก้ว) born 1981
    35. ,
  35. ♂ Plai Kham lan (พลายคำล้าน)
    36. ,
  36. ♂ Plai Kham Mun (พลายคำมูล)
    37. ,
  37. ♂ Plai Kham Sean (พลายคำแสน)
    38. ,
  38. ♂ Plai Khen (พลายเคน)
    39. ,
  39. ♂ Plai Kwai Meung (พลายขวัญเมือง)
    40. ,
  40. ♂ Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน)
    41. ,
  41. ♂ Plai Nong Tak (พังน้องตั๊ก) born 1983
    42. ,
  42. ♂ Plai Ra chan (พลายราชันย์)
    43. ,
  43. ♂ Plai Sakbi (สักใบ) born 1981
    44. ,
  44. ♂ Plai Sampao Thong (พลายสำเภาทอง)
    45. ,
  45. ♂ Plai Sanam Chai (พลายสนามไชย) born 1996
    46. ,
  46. ♂ Plai Sompon (พลายสมพร)
    47. ,
  47. ♂ Plai Thong Daeng (พลายทองแดง) born 1994
    48. ,
  48. ♂ Plai Thong Dee (พลายทองดี) born 1977
    49. ,
  49. ♂ Ran Koon born 2010-10-31
    50. ,
  50. ♀ Sri Suda (พังศรีสุดา) born 1996
    51. ,
  51. ♂ Seador Thumjai born 1974
    52. , (see detailed list).

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 Bai was born captive-born 1969 at Ban Ta Klang unspecified owner.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Thong Bai are: ♂ Noi (father) and ♀ Bua Ngoen (mother).

Siblings through the father Noi:

  1. 1974(M) Thumjai
  2. 1998(F) Pancake (???????)

Siblings through the mother Bua Ngoen:

  1. (F) noname
  2. (M) noname
  3. >1972?(F) Chand Pen
  4. >1975?(F) Thong Muan
  5. >1978?(M) Rambo

Pedigree

Thong Bais ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Thong Bai

Sire:
Noi

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Dame:
Bua Ngoen

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Comments / pictures

The third calf was Plai Thong Bai. His father was Plai Noi (deceased).

Thongbai is one of Ban Ta Klangs most famous elephants, often leading processions, and he also was chosen by Chang Beer for their advertisment pictures.

Records about Thong Bai from Surin elephant study center, Ban Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand


© Surin elephant study center http://www.elephantsurin.com/



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Plai Thong Bai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 July 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6912. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Surin elephant study center in April 2011
  • Lalipa Nilubol, Thailand



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