Plai Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum)

Identification

Chip id Number	116-749-347A
Local id Number	10

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 54 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1971 captive-born
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location

Parents:	♂ x ♀ unknown
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2003-01-25	♀ Liberty (Libby)

2. Born 2010-05-23	♂ Plai Pachok (Pa Chok, Nong Phil)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp from Unknown

2004-08-00	Unknown from Elephant Nature Park (ENP)

Record history
History of updates	2009-12-06: sired a son 2011-03-11: transfers 2011-03-11: mother 2013-05-01: corr birth year, chip nr 2016-12-16: alt name 2018-04-30: local id nr, alt spelling name 2022-04-17: Born in Asia

Latest document update	2022-04-17 14:04:58
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Biography

Plai Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp, in Thailand.

Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum) arrived to the Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp unknown date, relocated from the Unknown, in Unknown.

Social

Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum) lives together with 29 other elephants at the Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp: (detailed list)

3. ♀ Pang Boon Ma born 1963
4. ♀ Pang Boon Mi (Vassana) born 1974
5. ♀ Pang Boon Sri (Boo See) born 1968
6. ♀ Pang Bua Thong born 1983
7. ♀ Pang Eng-wong
8. ♀ Pang Mae Jathong (Ja Thong) born 1991
9. ♀ Mae Jun (Maejun, Chan, Jan, Musa, Tangmo, Dangmo) born 2006-10-00
10. ♀ Pang Kam Sao (Nong Pleum) born 1998-02-00
11. ♀ Pang Kum Saen (Kumsane, Nong Dah) born 2002-04-00
12. ♀ Kummool (Beua, Bo, Beau) born 1979
13. ♀ Pang Look Odd born 1972
14. ♀ Pang Lynchee born 2006-02-19
15. ♂ Plai Mee Chok born 2017-09-10
16. ♀ Pang Meena born 2006-01-03
17. ♀ Pang Mae Noi born 1998
18. ♀ Pang Nong Yui born 1992
19. ♀ Pang Numchoke (Nam Chok) born 2000-04-11
20. ♀ Pang Or-U-Ma (Lanna) born 1988
21. ♂ Plai Pa-Lor-Aa (Riang Ngun) born 1977
22. ♀ Pan Prae born 1987
23. ♀ Pang Poon Larb (Poonlarp) born 1986
24. ♀ Pang Poung Petch born 1971
25. ♀ Pang Pumpui born 1977
26. ♀ Pang Raimon born 2008-07-16
27. ♀ Pang Som Sri born 2000
28. ♀ Pang Thong Kham
29. ♀ Pang Thong Suk born 2006-09-01
30. ♀ Yok Fah
31. ♀ Pang Yuki born 1986

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

(F) 2003-01-25 Liberty (Libby)
(M) 2010-05-23 Plai Pachok (Pa Chok, Nong Phil)

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 Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum) was born captive-born 1971 at Asia unspecified location.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum) are: ♂ (father) and ♀ unknown (mother).

Siblings through the mother unknown:

1985(M) Pa

Pedigree

**Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum)	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: unknown Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Right tearing ear.

He grew up on the Thai side of the border around Chiang Mai but crossed regularly, during times of low work or crack down on his illegal job he was let free into the forest but always re-caught - after the injury his owners decided he may not be able to fend for himself in the rapidly dissappearing Burmese jungle and so sought easy employment for him.

On lease at elephant nature park 2003-2004.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Phuki (Phu Ki, Pooky, Pooki, (Phu Keab),Tong Kam, Thongkum), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5458. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Jodi Thomas
John Roberts, Thailand
http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/images/cekerala.pdf

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