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

Bua Khao 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. ♂ Plai Boonmak born 2023-08-18
6. 6. ♀ Pang Boonrod
7. 7. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
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 2021-06-00?
65. 65. ⚪ unknown born 2018
66. 66. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
67. 67. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
68. 68. ⚪ unknown born 2017
69. 69. ⚪ unknown born 2019
70. 70. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
71. 71. ⚪ unknown born 2020
72. 72. ⚪ unknown born 2018
73. 73. ⚪ unknown born 2017
74. 74. ⚪ unknown born 2019
75. 75. ⚪ unknown born 2017
76. 76. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
77. 77. ⚪ unknown born 2019
78. 78. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
79. 79. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
80. 80. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
81. 81. ⚪ unknown born 2018
82. 82. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
83. 83. ⚪ unknown born 2017
84. 84. ⚪ unknown born 2019
85. 85. ⚪ unknown born 2020
86. 86. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
87. 87. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
88. 88. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
89. 89. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
90. 90. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
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 Bua Khao was born captive-born as birth number 92 2020-01-31 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

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. 2017-05-21(M) Nammon
13. 2020-04-01(F) Sopha
14. 2021-05-00(M) Pempoon

Siblings through the mother Ubol:

1. 2004-03-00(F) unknown
2. 2012-02-24() unknown

Pedigree

It was a joyous occasion for residents and workers at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens near Pattaya when on January 31, 2020 the Mahout of 52-year-old Pung Ubol announced that the female pachyderm under his care had given birth to a healthy baby calf at 12.59pm.

Father, 40-year-old Plai Bird was nearby and was also overjoyed to hear the good news. All three were reported to be in good health and spirits.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.pattayamail.com/featured/elephant-birth-at-nong-nooch-trumpets-in-the-year-288259
  
• https://issuu.com/pattayamail/docs/pm_1372_xxviii-04_e-newspaper

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