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

Biography
♂ Plai Chai
“Pang Yok” gave birth to “Plai Chai” at 3 a.m. on the night of April 9. Both baby and mother were said to be healthy.
“Pang Yok” gave birth to “Plai Chai” at 3 a.m. on the night of April 9. Both baby and mother were said to be healthy.
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Alternative name: Shy
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 1 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2023-04-09 captive-born , number 106
Birth place: in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Parents: ♂ Ning Nong x ♀ Yok
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand
Date of arrival
2023-04-09Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates2024-03-18:
Latest document update2023-08-28 10:29:04
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Biography

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

Chai arrived in 2023-04-09 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens,

Social

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

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


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 Chai was born captive-born as birth number 106 2023-04-09 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Chai are: ♂ Ning Nong (father) and ♀ Yok (mother).

Siblings through the father Ning Nong:

  1. 2014-01-06(M) Unnamed
  2. 2014-03-13() unknown
  3. 2020-10-19(F) Opal
  4. 2022-01-18 -- † 2022-09-26 (M) Diamond
  5. 2023-02-10(M) Daorung
  6. 2023-08-18(M) Boonmak

Siblings through the mother Yok:

  1. 2017-08-09(F) Orn

Pedigree

Chais ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Chai

Sire (f):
Ning Nong

Born: 1995?

Sire ff:
Bird

Born: 1976
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Yok

Born: 2003

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Comments / pictures

The pachyderm, whose parents were mother elephants “Pang Yok,” 15, and “Plai Ningnong,” 28, was born at 3:05 AM on April 9th, 2023. It is Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens’ second elephant to be born in 2023.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Plai Chai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16901. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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