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Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน)
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand
Date of arrival
Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
Record history
History of updates2021-12-02
Latest document update2025-02-28 09:05:39
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Biography

Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand.

Ngen (พลายเงิน) arrived to the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) unknown date,

Social

Ngen (พลายเงิน) lives together with 51 other elephants at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village): (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Anda born 2014
  2. 2. ♀ Pang Anna born 1987
  3. 3. ♂ Plai Boon rod born 1976
  4. 4. ♂ Plai Boon thum born 1996
  5. 5. ♂ Plai Bua Barn born 1981
  6. 6. ♂ Plai Bua Barn II born 1993
  7. 7. ♀ Pang Bua Kham born 1985
  8. 8. ♂ Plai Bua Thong (พลายบัวทอง)
  9. 9. ♀ Pang Chanthip born 1972
  10. 10. ♂ Plai Chokchai born 1997
  11. 11. ♂ Plai Dung Dee born 1985
  12. 12. ♀ Pang Eleaw (พังอีแหล๋ว)
  13. 13. ♀ Euang Luang born 1993
  14. 14. ♀ Pang Kamli Thong born 1996
  15. 15. ♀ Pang Kanda (พังกานดา)
  16. 16. ♂ Plai Kham Kaew (พลายคำแก้ว) born 1981
  17. 17. ♂ Plai Kham lan (พลายคำล้าน)
  18. 18. ♂ Plai Kham Mun (พลายคำมูล)
  19. 19. ♀ Pang Kham Saen born 1975
  20. 20. ♀ Pang Kham Saw (พังคำสาว) born 2003
  21. 21. ♂ Plai Kham Sean (พลายคำแสน)
  22. 22. ♂ Plai Khen (พลายเคน)
  23. 23. ♂ Plai Kwai Meung (พลายขวัญเมือง)
  24. 24. ♀ Pang Lanna (พังล้านนา) born 1997
  25. 25. ♀ Pang Na Sa (พังนาซ่า) born 2001
  26. 26. ♀ Pang Mae Noal
  27. 27. ♀ Pang Nong Da (พังน้องดา)
  28. 28. ♂ Plai Nong Tak (พังน้องตั๊ก) born 1983
  29. 29. ♀ Nung Ning (หนุงหนิง) born 2007
  30. 30. ♀ Pạng khan ja na (พังกาญจนา) born 1989
  31. 31. ♂ Plai Ra chan (พลายราชันย์)
  32. 32. ♂ Ran Koon born 2010-10-31
  33. 33. ♀ Pang Sa det (พังเสด็จ) born 2008
  34. 34. ♀ Pang Saen Luang (พังแสนหลวง)
  35. 35. ♀ Pang Saen Suk (พลายแสนสุข) born 1998
  36. 36. ♀ Pang Saeng Daew (พังแสงดาว)
  37. 37. ♀ Pang Sai Fa born 1998
  38. 38. ♂ Plai Sakbi (สักใบ) born 1981
  39. 39. ♂ Plai Sampao Thong (พลายสำเภาทอง)
  40. 40. ♂ Plai Sanam Chai (พลายสนามไชย) born 1996
  41. 41. ♀ Pang Sombourn
  42. 42. ♂ Plai Sompon (พลายสมพร)
  43. 43. ♀ Sri Suda (พังศรีสุดา) born 1996
  44. 44. ♂ Plai Thong Bai born 1969
  45. 45. ♂ Plai Thong Daeng (พลายทองแดง) born 1994
  46. 46. ♂ Plai Thong Dee (พลายทองดี) born 1977
  47. 47. ♀ Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ)
  48. 48. ♀ Pang Tongbai (พังทองใบ) born 1998
  49. 49. ♂ Seador Tumjai born 1974
  50. 50. ⚪ Unnamed born 2023-02-14
  51. 51. ♀ Pang Wassana (พังวาสนา)


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 Ngen (พลายเงิน) was born unknown .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6943. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Elephant study center, Surin, April 2011.

Litterature about Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)

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