Plai Yuni
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pau Salangam in Thailand

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Plai Yuni  dead elephant


Alternative name: John, Yo, Yu
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 44 years old
Origin
Born:* 1982 unknown
Birth place: in Thailand unspecified location
Death
Dead: †2026-02-20
Death reason: unknown:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 1983♀ Pang Bua Thong
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pau Salangam, in Thailand
Date of arrival
Pau Salangam
Record history
History of updates2026-02-21: updated as dead 
Latest document update2026-02-20 19:28:56

† Plai Yuni is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2026-02-20 at Pau Salangam, in Thailand, .

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 1983 Pang Bua Thong


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 Yuni was born unknown 1982 at Thailand unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Yuni in Pau SalangamLast picture before burial

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Plai Yuni, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pau Salangam in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5479. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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