Plai Boonchu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Boonchu
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 9 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2016-11-26 captive-born
Birth place: in Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp
Parents: ♂ x ♀ Buppha Devi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp, in Thailand
Date of arrival
2016-11-26Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp
Record history
History of updates2025-03-07:
Latest document update2022-11-27 05:27:47
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Biography

Plai Boonchu is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp, in Thailand.

Boonchu arrived in 2016-11-26 to the Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp,

Social

Boonchu lives together with 35 other elephants at the Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♂ Aomsin
  2. 2. ♀ Bong Beng
  3. 3. ♀ Pang Boombim born 1999
  4. 4. ♂ Plai Boonkrong born 2012-07-17
  5. 5. ♀ Bor Thong born 2007-08-14
  6. 6. ♀ Pang Bua Kum
  7. 7. ♀ Buppha Devi
  8. 8. ♂ Chompoo
  9. 9. ♀ Pang Fuki born 2006
  10. 10. ♂ Plai Hassadin
  11. 11. ♂ Plai Khun Phan
  12. 12. ♂ Plai Krung Thep born 2018-06-29
  13. 13. ♀ Pang Mae
  14. 14. ♂ Plai Mam born 2002-03-27
  15. 15. ♀ Manau
  16. 16. ♂ Noi
  17. 17. ♀ Pang Nong Kwan born 2021-10-13
  18. 18. ♀ Paeng born 2008
  19. 19. ♀ Pairin
  20. 20. ♀ Pang Pang born 1988
  21. 21. ♂ Plai Phatsadin
  22. 22. ♂ Riangngeon Ekasit
  23. 23. ♀ Pang Rom Yen
  24. 24. ♂ Saeng Chan
  25. 25. ♀ Si Nuan
  26. 26. ♀ Somying
  27. 27. ♂ Plai Teng born 1999
  28. 28. ♂ Sidor Teng Oon born 1999
  29. 29. ♀ Tong Yui
  30. 30. ♀ unknown
  31. 31. ♀ unknown
  32. 32. ⚪ unknown born 2009
  33. 33. ⚪ unknown born 2009
  34. 34. ♂ unknown
  35. 35. ♀ Pang Wanida


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 Boonchu was born captive-born 2016-11-26 at Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Boonchu are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Buppha Devi (mother).

Pedigree

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Boonchu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13131. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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