Plai Saen Champ
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Saen Elephant Family Home in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Saen Champ

Alternative name:	Saen Chaem, Sean Champ

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* captive-born
Birth place:	in Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Parents:	♂ Riangngeon Ekasit x ♀
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Saen Elephant Family Home, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2025-03-14	Saen Elephant Family Home from Chiang Mai Elephant Rescue Park

2024-11-07	Chiang Mai Elephant Rescue Park from Ranong Province unspecified Elephant Camp

2024-08-00	Ranong Province unspecified Elephant Camp from Phang Nga province unspecified location

	Phang Nga province unspecified location from Surat Thani Province unspecified location

	Surat Thani Province unspecified location from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-29: new location

Latest document update	2025-03-29 16:24:45

Biography

Plai Saen Champ is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Saen Elephant Family Home, in Thailand.

Saen Champ arrived in 2025-03-14 to the Saen Elephant Family Home, relocated from the Chiang Mai Elephant Rescue Park, in Thailand.

Social

Saen Champ lives together with 1 other elephants at the Saen Elephant Family Home: (detailed list)

♂ Plai Valentine born 2011-02-15

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 Saen Champ was born captive-born at Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Saen Champ are: ♂ Riangngeon Ekasit (father) and ♀ (mother).

Pedigree

**Saen Champs ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Saen Champ	Sire (f): Riangngeon Ekasit Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Sold to Surathani when he was 6 years, then was sold to Phang-nga. August 2024 he was sold to Ranong province. Baught by monk Od and located at CM elephant rescue 7 Nov 2024-14 March 2025.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Saen Champ, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Saen Elephant Family Home in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 1 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17484. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40047921

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