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

Boonmak lives together with 95 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. ♀ Pang Boonrod
6. 6. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
7. 7. ♂ Plai Bua Khao born 2020-01-31
8. 8. ♀ Busarakham
9. 9. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
10. 10. ♀ Pang Chompu
11. 11. ♀ Christmas born 2003?
12. 12. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
13. 13. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
14. 14. ♀ Pang Dorami
15. 15. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
16. 16. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
17. 17. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
18. 18. ♀ Kai-Nui
19. 19. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
20. 20. ♂ Plai Kanun born 2024-08-09
21. 21. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
22. 22. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
23. 23. ♀ Pang Meesa born 2024-04-30
24. 24. ♂ Plai Mithun born 2024-06-01
25. 25. ♀ Morakot
26. 26. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
27. 27. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
28. 28. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
29. 29. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
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. ♀ Pang Saengdao born 2003
50. 50. ♂ Plai Santisuk born 2011-12-09
51. 51. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
52. 52. ♀ Pang Sapparot born 2024-05-18
53. 53. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
54. 54. ♀ Pang Songkran
55. 55. ♀ Sopha born 2020-04-01
56. 56. ♂ Plai Suraphan born 2024-12-01
57. 57. ♀ Susara Kam born 1995
58. 58. ♀ Thongkam
59. 59. ♀ Thongkoon
60. 60. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
61. 61. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
62. 62. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
63. 63. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
64. 64. ⚪ unknown born 2018
65. 65. ⚪ unknown born 2020
66. 66. ⚪ unknown born 2017
67. 67. ⚪ unknown born 2019
68. 68. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
69. 69. ⚪ unknown born 2017
70. 70. ⚪ unknown born 2019
71. 71. ⚪ unknown born 2018
72. 72. ⚪ unknown born 2017
73. 73. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
74. 74. ⚪ unknown born 2019
75. 75. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
76. 76. ♀ unknown born 2021-06-00?
77. 77. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
78. 78. ⚪ unknown born 2018
79. 79. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
80. 80. ⚪ unknown born 2017
81. 81. ⚪ unknown born 2019
82. 82. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
83. 83. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
84. 84. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
85. 85. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
86. 86. ⚪ unknown born 2020
87. 87. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
88. 88. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
89. 89. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
90. 90. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
91. 91. ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) born 1990
92. 92. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
93. 93. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
94. 94. ♀ Pang Wassana
95. 95. ♀ Pang Yok born 2003

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.

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
7. 2023-11-07(F) Noppamas
8. 2024-12-01(M) Suraphan
9. 2025-03-17(M) Unnamed
10. 2025-03-21(F) Unnamed

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

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

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• 2023-08-28: Nong nooch pattaya celebrates fourth elephant birth this year - Elephant News

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