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

Biography

♂ Pornchai

Identification

Chip id Number	0015103

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 14 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-02-14 wild
Birth place:	in Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

Parents:	♂ Bird x ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ)
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2021-04-02	♀ Kluay hom

2. Born 2022-09-03	♀ Pang Wara Pim

3. Born 2022-09-29	♂ Plai Bua Jay
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens from Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

Record history
History of updates	2024-03-18:

Latest document update	2022-10-02 06:53:44
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Biography

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

Pornchai arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date, relocated from the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), in Thailand.

Social

Pornchai lives together with 59 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

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

Offspring

Total: 3 babies

(F) 2021-04-02 Kluay hom
(F) 2022-09-03 Pang Wara Pim
(M) 2022-09-29 Plai Bua Jay

Origin

Pornchai was born wild 2010-02-14 at Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village).

Parentage

Parents of Pornchai are: ♂ Bird (father) and ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) (mother).

Siblings through the father Bird:

1995?(M) Ning Nong
2001-01-26(F) Pang Troot-Jeen
2003-04-05(M) Sao-har
2003-05-10(M) unknown
2004-03-00(F) unknown
2009-09-04(F) unknown
2011-12-09() Santisuk
2012-05-01(M) Unnamed
2017-05-21(M) Nammon
2020-01-31(M) Bua Khao
2021-05-00(M) Pempoon

Pedigree

**Pornchais ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Pornchai	Sire (f): Bird Born: 1976	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) Born: 1990	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Pornchai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6994. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

DVM Wanchai Tunwattana, Project manager, Surin elephant kingdom, Surin, April 2011.

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