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

Bird lives together with 96 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

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

1: P’Kai (mahout )

1. (M) 1995? Plai Ning Nong
2. (M) 2001 Plai Mai Muang
3. (F) 2001-01-26 Pang Troot-Jeen
4. (F) 2003 Pang Saengdao
5. (M) 2003-04-05 Plai Sao-har
6. (M) 2003-05-10 unknown
7. (F) 2004-03-00 unknown
8. (F) 2009-09-04 unknown
9. (M) 2010-02-14 Pornchai
10. (M) 2011-12-09 Plai Santisuk
11. (M) 2012-05-01 Unnamed
12. (M) 2017-05-21 Plai Nammon
13. (M) 2020-01-31 Plai Bua Khao
14. (F) 2020-04-01 Sopha
15. (M) 2021-05-00 Pempoon

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 Bird was born unknown 1976 at Asia unspecified location.

Plai Bird with Mahout Mr. P’Kai in Surin

2011-12-09: the birth of Plai Santisuk was the 34th baby of father Plai Bird.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/nong-nooch-joins-effort-to-release-81-elephants-into-wild-2859?ref=pmci

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