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

Location

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

Boonmak arrived in 2023-08-18 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, Boonmak lives together with 56 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens:

1. 1. ♂ Baicha born 2021-07-07
2. 2. ♀ Baitoey born 2002?
3. 3. ♂ Plai Bird born 1976
4. 4. ♀ Pang Boonrod
5. 5. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
6. 6. ♀ Busarakham
7. 7. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
8. 8. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
9. 9. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
10. 10. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
11. 11. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
12. 12. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
13. 13. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
14. 14. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-08
15. 15. ♀ Morakot
16. 16. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
17. 17. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
18. 18. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
19. 19. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
20. 20. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
21. 21. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
22. 22. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
23. 23. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
24. 24. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
25. 25. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
26. 26. ♂ Paetai born 2018
27. 27. ♀ Pailin born 2001
28. 28. ♀ Pang Dorami
29. 29. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
30. 30. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
31. 31. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
32. 32. ♀ Pang Wassana
33. 33. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
34. 34. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
35. 35. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
36. 36. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
37. 37. ♂ Pornchai born 2010-02-14
38. 38. ⚪ Santisuk born 2011-12-09
39. 39. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
40. 40. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
41. 41. ♀ Thongkam
42. 42. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
43. 43. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
44. 44. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
45. 45. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
46. 46. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
47. 47. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
48. 48. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
49. 49. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
50. 50. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
51. 51. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
52. 52. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
53. 53. ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) born 1990
54. 54. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
55. 55. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-08
56. 56. ♀ 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 Boonmak was born captive-born as birth number 108 2023-08-18 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Siblings through the father Ning Nong:

1. 2014-01-06(M) Unnamed
2. 2014-03-13() unknown
3. 2020-10-19(F) Opal
4. 2022-01-18 -- † 2022-09-26 (M) Diamond
5. 2023-02-10(M) Daorung
6. 2023-04-09(M) Chai

Siblings through the mother Sarai:

1. 2014-01-06(M) Unnamed

Pedigree

Boonmak is mentioned on Elephant News:

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/nong-nooch-pattaya-celebrates-fourth-elephant-birth-this-year-439263
  
• http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7917

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
• More elephants from: Thailand
• More elephants that was born: 2023-08-18
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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