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

Biography

♂ Plai Muk

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 23 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2003 unknown
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2020-05-13	♀ Kaimuk

2. Born 2024-05-18	♀ Pang Sapparot

3. Born 2024-08-09	♂ Plai Kanun
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-14

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
Google map

Biography

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

Muk arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date,

Social

Muk lives together with 92 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

4. ♂ Plai Bai Lan born 2025-02-06
5. ♀ Bai Toey born 2002?
6. ♂ Baicha born 2021-07-07
7. ♂ Plai Bird born 1976
8. ♂ Plai Boonmak born 2023-08-18
9. ♀ Pang Boonrod
10. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
11. ♂ Plai Bua Khao born 2020-01-31
12. ♀ Busarakham
13. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
14. ♀ Pang Chompu
15. ♀ Christmas born 2003?
16. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
17. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
18. ♀ Pang Dorami
19. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
20. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
21. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
22. ♀ Kai-Nui
23. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
24. ♂ Plai Kanun born 2024-08-09
25. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
26. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
27. ♀ Pang Meesa born 2024-04-30
28. ♂ Plai Mithun born 2024-06-01
29. ♀ Morakot
30. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
31. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
32. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
33. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
34. ♀ Pang Nong June born 2024-06-01
35. ♀ Nong Mae
36. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
37. ♀ Nong Ying born 2017-08-10
38. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
39. ♀ Pang Noppamas born 2023-11-07
40. ♂ Plai Ong-Ard born 2024-06-08
41. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
42. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
43. ♂ Paetai born 2018
44. ♀ Pailin born 2001
45. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
46. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
47. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
48. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
49. ♀ Porn Tip
50. ♀ Pang Saengdao born 2003
51. ♂ Plai Santisuk born 2011-12-09
52. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
53. ♀ Pang Sapparot born 2024-05-18
54. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
55. ♀ Pang Songkran
56. ♀ Sopha born 2020-04-01
57. ♂ Plai Suraphan born 2024-12-01
58. ♀ Susara Kam born 1995
59. ♀ Thongkam
60. ♀ Thongkoon
61. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
62. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
63. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
64. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
65. ⚪ unknown born 2017
66. ⚪ unknown born 2019
67. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
68. ⚪ unknown born 2018
69. ⚪ unknown born 2017
70. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
71. ⚪ unknown born 2020
72. ⚪ unknown born 2019
73. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
74. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
75. ⚪ unknown born 2018
76. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
77. ⚪ unknown born 2017
78. ♀ unknown born 2021-06-00?
79. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
80. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
81. ⚪ unknown born 2019
82. ⚪ unknown born 2020
83. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
84. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
85. ⚪ unknown born 2017
86. ⚪ unknown born 2019
87. ⚪ unknown born 2018
88. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
89. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
90. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
91. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
92. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
93. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
94. ♀ Pang Wassana
95. ♀ Pang Yok born 2003

Offspring

Total: 3 babies

(F) 2020-05-13 Kaimuk
(F) 2024-05-18 Pang Sapparot
(M) 2024-08-09 Plai Kanun

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 Muk was born unknown 2003.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Plai Muk, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8178. (archived at the Wayback machine)