Plai Boon Rueng
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Boon Rueng


Alternative name:	Boonruang

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 14 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2011-10-29 captive-born, number 46
Birth place:	in Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal

Parents:	♂ Wang x ♀ Nongair (Nongae)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2011-10-29	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
Record history
History of updates	2011-11-04: name 2011-11-29: corr name 2012-01-17: local id 2012-02-10: father 2018-10-13: source, corrected local id nr 2020-11-15: Birth nr 46 added

Latest document update	2020-11-15 13:12:18
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Biography

Plai Boon Rueng is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal, in Thailand.

Boon Rueng arrived in 2011-10-29 to the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal,

Social

Boon Rueng lives together with 106 other elephants at the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal: (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 Boon Rueng was born captive-born as birth number 46 2011-10-29 at Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Boon Rueng are: ♂ Wang (father) and ♀ Nongair (Nongae) (mother).

Siblings through the father Wang:

2005-01-20 -- † 2005-01-20 (M) stillborn
2006-03-13(M) Wanchang
2006-09-29(F) Muenlan
2007-04-09(F) Soilaya
2007-04-28(F) Aigo
2007-04-30(M) Khumpaan
2008-01-21(F) Soiselee
2008-05-26(M) Paya Phet
2010-08-24(M) Khunchon

Siblings through the mother Nongair (Nongae):

2004-03-03(F) Ganigah
2007-10-29(F) Chabagaeow

Pedigree

**Boon Ruengs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Boon Rueng	Sire (f): Wang Born: 1976	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Nongair (Nongae) Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The second elephant born in Ayutthaya on 29 10 2011 to Nong Ar is called Boon Luang, not Soisoree who is a 3 year old female who is grouped with Nong Ar and Boon Luang.Millie

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Boon Rueng, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7413. (archived at the Wayback machine)