Plai Bua Barn พลายบัวบาน
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand

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

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

1: Thongsuk Malingam (owner )

1. (F) 2003 Pang Nungning Local id: 0014520
2. (F) 2003-04-03 Janhoam (JJ)
3. (F) 2005-04-00 Pang Sakura Local id: 0041270
4. (F) 2007-08-14 Bor Thong
5. (F) 2011-01-06 Nop Ga Gao

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 Bua Barn was born unknown 1981 at Thailand unspecified location.

Bua Barn is owned by Thongsuk Malingam and was starring the elephant Por Yai in the 2005 Thai action film, Tom-Yum-Goong, by director Tony Jaa (Tatchakorn Yeerum).

Records about Bua Barn from Surin elephant study center, Ban Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand

© Surin elephant study center http://www.elephantsurin.com/

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Alex Godfrey
• John Roberts
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom-Yum-Goong
  
• http://dankoehl.blogspot.com/2011/12/famous-surin-elephants-plai-bua-barn.html?view=timeslide

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