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

Bua Khao lives together with 92 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. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
29. 29. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
30. 30. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
31. 31. ♀ Pang Nong June born 2024-06-01
32. 32. ♀ Nong Mae
33. 33. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
34. 34. ♀ Nong Ying born 2017-08-10
35. 35. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
36. 36. ♀ Pang Noppamas born 2023-11-07
37. 37. ♂ Plai Ong-Ard born 2024-06-08
38. 38. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
39. 39. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
40. 40. ♂ Paetai born 2018
41. 41. ♀ Pailin born 2001
42. 42. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
43. 43. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
44. 44. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
45. 45. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
46. 46. ♀ Porn Tip
47. 47. ♀ Pang Saengdao born 2003
48. 48. ♂ Plai Santisuk born 2011-12-09
49. 49. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
50. 50. ♀ Pang Sapparot born 2024-05-18
51. 51. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
52. 52. ♀ Pang Songkran
53. 53. ♀ Sopha born 2020-04-01
54. 54. ♂ Plai Suraphan born 2024-12-01
55. 55. ♀ Susara Kam born 1995
56. 56. ♀ Thongkam
57. 57. ♀ Thongkoon
58. 58. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
59. 59. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
60. 60. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
61. 61. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
62. 62. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
63. 63. ⚪ unknown born 2018
64. 64. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
65. 65. ⚪ unknown born 2017
66. 66. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
67. 67. ⚪ unknown born 2019
68. 68. ⚪ unknown born 2019
69. 69. ⚪ unknown born 2017
70. 70. ♀ unknown born 2021-06-00?
71. 71. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
72. 72. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
73. 73. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
74. 74. ⚪ unknown born 2019
75. 75. ⚪ unknown born 2018
76. 76. ⚪ unknown born 2020
77. 77. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
78. 78. ⚪ unknown born 2017
79. 79. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
80. 80. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
81. 81. ⚪ unknown born 2018
82. 82. ⚪ unknown born 2017
83. 83. ⚪ unknown born 2020
84. 84. ⚪ unknown born 2019
85. 85. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
86. 86. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
87. 87. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
88. 88. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
89. 89. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
90. 90. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
91. 91. ♀ Pang Wassana
92. 92. ♀ 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. 1996-05-26(M) Plai Fluke
3. 2001(M) Mai Muang
4. 2001-01-26(F) Troot-Jeen
5. 2003(F) Saengdao
6. 2003-04-05(M) Sao-har
7. 2003-05-10(M) unknown
8. 2004-03-00(F) unknown
9. 2009-09-04(F) unknown
10. 2010-02-14(M) Pornchai
11. 2011-12-09(M) Santisuk
12. 2012-05-01(M) Unnamed
13. 2017-05-21(M) Nammon
14. 2019-04-29(F) Makemee (Makmee)
15. 2020-04-01(F) Sopha
16. 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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