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

Biography

♀ Pang Ploy

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 24 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2001
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2017-05-21	♂ Plai Nammon

2. Born 2024-04-30	♀ Pang Meesa
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	2025-02-27 13:28:22
Google map

Biography

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

Ploy arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date,

Social

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

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

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

(M) 2017-05-21 Plai Nammon
(F) 2024-04-30 Pang Meesa

Origin

Pang is a prefix name, used in Thailand for female elephants.

Pang Ploy was born 2001 at Thailand unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

2024: Phang Nong Ploy, aged 24, who has previously given birth twice, was carefully monitored by the staff for a full month before she gave birth on April 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pang Ploy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16777. (archived at the Wayback machine)