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

Biography

♂ Plai Mai Muang

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 24 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2001 , number 1
Birth place:	in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

Parents:	♂ Bird x ♀
Offspring
Total: 5 babies

1. Born 2014	♂ Shabu

2. Born 2016-11-08	♀ Pang Took Jai

3. Born 2017-04-10	♀ Phang Napthong

4. Born 2021-07-07	♂ Baicha

5. Born 2022-09-03	♀ Pang Manoch
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-12: nrs of births updated 2025-03-14:

Latest document update	2025-02-24 07:35:57
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Biography

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

Mai Muang arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date,

Social

Mai Muang lives together with 95 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

6. ♂ Plai Bai Lan born 2025-02-06
7. ♀ Bai Toey born 2002?
8. ♂ Baicha born 2021-07-07
9. ♂ Plai Bird born 1976
10. ♂ Plai Boonmak born 2023-08-18
11. ♀ Pang Boonrod
12. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
13. ♂ Plai Bua Khao born 2020-01-31
14. ♀ Busarakham
15. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
16. ♀ Pang Chompu
17. ♀ Christmas born 2003?
18. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
19. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
20. ♀ Pang Dorami
21. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
22. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
23. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
24. ♀ Kai-Nui
25. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
26. ♂ Plai Kanun born 2024-08-09
27. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
28. ♀ Pang Meesa born 2024-04-30
29. ♂ Plai Mithun born 2024-06-01
30. ♀ Morakot
31. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
32. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
33. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
34. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
35. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
36. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
37. ♀ Pang Nong June born 2024-06-01
38. ♀ Nong Mae
39. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
40. ♀ Nong Ying born 2017-08-10
41. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
42. ♀ Pang Noppamas born 2023-11-07
43. ♂ Plai Ong-Ard born 2024-06-08
44. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
45. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
46. ♂ Paetai born 2018
47. ♀ Pailin born 2001
48. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
49. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
50. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
51. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
52. ♀ Porn Tip
53. ♂ Pornchai born 2010-02-14
54. ♀ Pang Saengdao born 2003
55. ♂ Plai Santisuk born 2011-12-09
56. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
57. ♀ Pang Sapparot born 2024-05-18
58. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
59. ♀ Pang Songkran
60. ♀ Sopha born 2020-04-01
61. ♂ Plai Suraphan born 2024-12-01
62. ♀ Susara Kam born 1995
63. ♀ Thongkam
64. ♀ Thongkoon
65. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
66. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
67. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
68. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
69. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
70. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
71. ⚪ unknown born 2020
72. ⚪ unknown born 2017
73. ⚪ unknown born 2019
74. ⚪ unknown born 2018
75. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
76. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
77. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
78. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
79. ⚪ unknown born 2020
80. ⚪ unknown born 2017
81. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
82. ⚪ unknown born 2019
83. ⚪ unknown born 2018
84. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
85. ⚪ unknown born 2017
86. ⚪ unknown born 2019
87. ⚪ unknown born 2018
88. ♀ unknown born 2021-06-00?
89. ⚪ unknown born 2017
90. ⚪ unknown born 2019
91. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
92. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
93. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
94. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
95. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
96. ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) born 1990
97. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
98. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
99. ♀ Pang Wassana
100. ♀ Pang Yok born 2003

Offspring

Total: 5 babies

(M) 2014 Shabu
(F) 2016-11-08 Pang Took Jai
(F) 2017-04-10 Phang Napthong
(M) 2021-07-07 Baicha
(F) 2022-09-03 Pang Manoch

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 Mai Muang was born as birth number 1 2001 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Mai Muang are: ♂ Bird (father) and ♀ (mother).

Siblings through the father Bird:

1995?(M) Ning Nong
2001-01-26(F) Troot-Jeen
2003(F) Saengdao
2003-04-05(M) Sao-har
2003-05-10(M) unknown
2004-03-00(F) unknown
2009-09-04(F) unknown
2010-02-14(M) Pornchai
2011-12-09(M) Santisuk
2012-05-01(M) Unnamed
2017-05-21(M) Nammon
2020-01-31(M) Bua Khao
2020-04-01(F) Sopha
2021-05-00(M) Pempoon

Pedigree

**Mai Muangs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Mai Muang	Sire (f): Bird Born: 1976	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Mai Muang, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16562. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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