Plai Thong Kham (twin)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Wat Baan Ta Laad in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Thong Kham (twin)

Alternative name:	Thong-Kum

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-03-05 captive-born
Birth place:	in Chumphon Buri village elephant camps
Birth weight	80.00 kgs, 176.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Phatsadin x ♀ Thong Khun
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Wat Baan Ta Laad, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2015-00-00	Wat Baan Ta Laad from Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)

	Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) from Surin elephant hospital

	Surin elephant hospital from Chumphon Buri village elephant camps

Record history
History of updates	2020-11-03

Latest document update	2020-11-03 11:09:21
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Biography

Plai Thong Kham (twin) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Wat Baan Ta Laad, in Thailand.

Thong Kham (twin) arrived in 2015-00-00 to the Wat Baan Ta Laad, relocated from the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand.

Social

Thong Kham (twin) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Wat Baan Ta Laad: (detailed list)

Origin

Plai Thong Kham (twin) was born captive-born 2010-03-05 at Chumphon Buri village elephant camps.

Parents of Plai Thong Kham (twin) are: ♂ Phatsadin (father) and ♀ Thong Khun (mother).

Comments / pictures

Born in Chompoon village, close to Ban Ta Klang

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Thong Kham (twin), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Wat Baan Ta Laad in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5636. (archived at the Wayback machine)