Plai Mongkol (Phlaymongkol)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Mongkol (Phlaymongkol)

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 37 years old
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* 1988 unknown
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2005-11-07	♀ Pang Saen Suk

2. Born 2009-11-18	♀ Pang Saen Daw
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Khao Kheow Open Zoo, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Khao Kheow Open Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2021-12-25

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Plai Mongkol (Phlaymongkol) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, in Thailand.

Mongkol (Phlaymongkol) arrived to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo unknown date,

Social

Mongkol (Phlaymongkol) lives together with 9 other elephants at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo: (detailed list)

Total: 2 babies

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 Mongkol (Phlaymongkol) was born unknown 1988.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Mongkol (Phlaymongkol), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4047. (archived at the Wayback machine)