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

Biography

This record may be a duplicate record with Santisuk at Maetaman Elephant Adventure

♂ Plai Santisuk
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Alternative name:	Santisook

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 14 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2011-12-09 captive-born
Birth place:	in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

Parents:	♂ Bird x ♀ Duen Pen
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2011-12-09	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates	2012-01-16: new record 2025-02-27: alt name

Latest document update	2025-03-05 05:51:47
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This record may be a duplicate record with Santisuk at Maetaman Elephant Adventure

Biography

Plai Santisuk is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand.

Santisuk arrived in 2011-12-09 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens,

Social

Santisuk lives together with 95 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

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

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 Santisuk was born captive-born 2011-12-09 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Santisuk are: ♂ Bird (father) and ♀ Duen Pen (mother).

Siblings through the father Bird:

1995?(M) Ning Nong
2001(M) Mai Muang
2001-01-26(F) Troot-Jeen
2003(F) Saengdao
2003-04-05(M) Sao-har
2003-05-10(M) unknown
2004-03-00(F) unknown
2009-09-04(F) unknown
2010-02-14(M) Pornchai
2012-05-01(M) Unnamed
2017-05-21(M) Nammon
2020-01-31(M) Bua Khao
2020-04-01(F) Sopha
2021-05-00(M) Pempoon

Pedigree

**Santisuks ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Santisuk	Sire (f): Bird Born: 1976	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Duen Pen Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

34th baby of father Plai Bird.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Santisuk, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6060. (archived at the Wayback machine)