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

Biography
♀ Opal


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Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Female ♀ 5 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2020-10-19 captive-born , number 97
Birth place: in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Parents: ♂ Ning Nong x ♀ Pailin
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand
Date of arrival
2020-10-19Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates2024-03-18:
Latest document update2020-11-15 13:23:05
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Biography

Opal is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand.

Opal arrived in 2020-10-19 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens,

Social

Opal 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. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
  10. 10. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
  11. 11. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
  12. 12. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
  13. 13. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
  14. 14. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
  15. 15. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
  16. 16. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
  17. 17. ♀ Morakot
  18. 18. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
  19. 19. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
  20. 20. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
  21. 21. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
  22. 22. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
  23. 23. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
  24. 24. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
  25. 25. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
  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 2017-09-27
  49. 49. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
  50. 50. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
  51. 51. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
  52. 52. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
  53. 53. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
  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

Opal was born captive-born as birth number 97 2020-10-19 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Opal are: ♂ Ning Nong (father) and ♀ Pailin (mother).

Siblings through the father Ning Nong:

  1. 2014-01-06(M) Unnamed
  2. 2014-03-13() unknown
  3. 2022-01-18 -- † 2022-09-26 (M) Diamond
  4. 2023-02-10(M) Daorung
  5. 2023-04-09(M) Chai
  6. 2023-08-18(M) Boonmak

Siblings through the mother Pailin:

  1. 2011(F) Tubtim
  2. 2014(unknown) Mukda
  3. 2018(M) Paetai

Pedigree

Opals ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Opal

Sire (f):
Ning Nong

Born: 1995?

Sire ff:
Bird

Born: 1976
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Dame m:
Pailin

Born: 2001

Sire mf:


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Comments / pictures

2020: female baby was born on October 19 to parents father Ning Nong, 25, and mother Pailin, 19, and was given the name Opal, the sixth elephant born this year and 97th at Nong Nooch Garden. Pailin had given birth to three babies before, Tubtim, 9, Mukda, 6, and Paetai, 2 and a half.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Opal, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11550. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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