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

Biography

♀ Christmas

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 22 years old (estimated age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2003? captive-born
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2017-08-10	♀ Nong Ying
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates	2025-02-27: new record

Latest document update	2025-02-27 08:57:15
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Biography

Christmas is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand.

Christmas arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date,

Social

Christmas lives together with 95 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

2. ♂ Plai Bai Lan born 2025-02-06
3. ♀ Bai Toey born 2002?
4. ♂ Baicha born 2021-07-07
5. ♂ Plai Bird born 1976
6. ♂ Plai Boonmak born 2023-08-18
7. ♀ Pang Boonrod
8. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
9. ♂ Plai Bua Khao born 2020-01-31
10. ♀ Busarakham
11. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
12. ♀ Pang Chompu
13. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
14. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
15. ♀ Pang Dorami
16. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
17. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
18. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
19. ♀ Kai-Nui
20. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
21. ♂ Plai Kanun born 2024-08-09
22. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
23. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
24. ♀ Pang Meesa born 2024-04-30
25. ♂ Plai Mithun born 2024-06-01
26. ♀ Morakot
27. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
28. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
29. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
30. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
31. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
32. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
33. ♀ Pang Nong June born 2024-06-01
34. ♀ Nong Mae
35. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
36. ♀ Nong Ying born 2017-08-10
37. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
38. ♀ Pang Noppamas born 2023-11-07
39. ♂ Plai Ong-Ard born 2024-06-08
40. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
41. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
42. ♂ Paetai born 2018
43. ♀ Pailin born 2001
44. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
45. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
46. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
47. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
48. ♀ Porn Tip
49. ♂ Pornchai born 2010-02-14
50. ♀ Pang Saengdao born 2003
51. ♂ Plai Santisuk born 2011-12-09
52. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
53. ♀ Pang Sapparot born 2024-05-18
54. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
55. ♀ Pang Songkran
56. ♀ Sopha born 2020-04-01
57. ♂ Plai Suraphan born 2024-12-01
58. ♀ Susara Kam born 1995
59. ♀ Thongkam
60. ♀ Thongkoon
61. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
62. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
63. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
64. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
65. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
66. ⚪ unknown born 2020
67. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
68. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
69. ⚪ unknown born 2017
70. ⚪ unknown born 2019
71. ⚪ unknown born 2018
72. ⚪ unknown born 2020
73. ⚪ unknown born 2019
74. ⚪ unknown born 2018
75. ⚪ unknown born 2017
76. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
77. ⚪ unknown born 2019
78. ⚪ unknown born 2017
79. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
80. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
81. ♀ unknown born 2021-06-00?
82. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
83. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
84. ⚪ unknown born 2017
85. ⚪ unknown born 2019
86. ⚪ unknown born 2018
87. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
88. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
89. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
90. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
91. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
92. ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) born 1990
93. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
94. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
95. ♀ Pang Wassana
96. ♀ Pang Yok born 2003

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 2017-08-10 Nong Ying

Origin

Christmas was born captive-born 2003? at Thailand unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Christmas, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17362. (archived at the Wayback machine)