Plai Tung Ngern
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Baan Kwang Chang in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Tung Ngern

Alternative name:	"Thung Thung"

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 9 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2016 captive-born
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Baan Kwang Chang, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2025-02-27	Baan Kwang Chang from Patara Elephant Farm

2024-12-26	Patara Elephant Farm from Krabi province unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2025-02-27:New location record 2025-02-28:

Latest document update	2025-03-08 04:10:41

Biography

Plai Tung Ngern is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Baan Kwang Chang, in Thailand.

Tung Ngern arrived in 2025-02-27 to the Baan Kwang Chang, relocated from the Patara Elephant Farm, in Thailand.

Social

Tung Ngern lives together with 8 other elephants at the Baan Kwang Chang: (detailed list)

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 Tung Ngern was born captive-born 2016 at Thailand unspecified location.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Tung Ngern, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Baan Kwang Chang in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17256. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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