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

Biography
♂ Plai Nammon
Alternative name: Plai Andaman
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 8 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2017-05-21 captive-born , number 76
Birth place: in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Parents: ♂ Bird x ♀ Ploy
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand
Date of arrival
2017-05-21Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates2025-03-12: nrs of births updated
2025-03-14:
Latest document update2025-02-24 06:12:33
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Biography

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

Nammon arrived in 2017-05-21 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens,

Social

Nammon lives together with 96 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

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


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 Nammon was born captive-born as birth number 76 2017-05-21 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Nammon are: ♂ Bird (father) and ♀ Ploy (mother).

Siblings through the father Bird:

  1. 1995?(M) Ning Nong
  2. 2001(M) Mai Muang
  3. 2001-01-26(F) Troot-Jeen
  4. 2003(F) Saengdao
  5. 2003-04-05(M) Sao-har
  6. 2003-05-10(M) unknown
  7. 2004-03-00(F) unknown
  8. 2009-09-04(F) unknown
  9. 2010-02-14(M) Pornchai
  10. 2011-12-09(M) Santisuk
  11. 2012-05-01(M) Unnamed
  12. 2020-01-31(M) Bua Khao
  13. 2020-04-01(F) Sopha
  14. 2021-05-00(M) Pempoon

Siblings through the mother Ploy:

  1. 2024-04-30(F) Meesa

Pedigree

Nammons ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Nammon

Sire (f):
Bird

Born: 1976

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Dame m:
Ploy

Born: 2001

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Nammon, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16778. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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