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Plai Thong Bai
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand

♂ Plai Thong Bai
Thongbai and Mr Lun Salangam. *SURINSTUDY
Alternative name:	Thongbai

Identification

Local id Number	3

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 54 years old
Dentition
Incisives	tusker
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1969 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ban Ta Klang elephant village

Parents:	♂ Noi x ♀ Bua Ngoen
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand

Date of arrival

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

Record history
History of updates	2011-11-30: mother, birthplace, picture 2011-12-01: father, text 2018-05-04: dentition 2018-06-13: alt spelling name

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Plai Thong Bai is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village), in Thailand.

Thong Bai arrived to the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) unknown date, relocated from the Ban Ta Klang elephant village, in Thailand.

Thong Bai lives together with 52 other elephants at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village):

1. ♀ Anda born 2014
2. ♂ Plai Bua Barn born 1981
3. ♂ Plai Bua Barn II born 1993
4. ♀ Pang Bua Kham born 1985
5. ♀ Euang Luang born 1993
6. ♀ Nung Ning (หนุงหนิง) born 2007
7. ♀ Pạng khan ja na (พังกาญจนา) born 1989
8. ♀ Pạng Nam Petch (พังน้ำเพชร)
9. ♀ Pang Anna (พังแอนนา) born 1987
10. ♀ Pang Chanthip (พังจันทร์ทิพย์) born 1972
11. ♀ Pang e leaw (พังอีแหล๋ว)
12. ♀ Pang Kamli Thong (พังกำไลทอง) born 1996
13. ♀ Pang Kanda (พังกานดา)
14. ♀ Pang Kham Saen (พังคำแสน) born 1975
15. ♀ Pang Kham Saw (พังคำสาว) born 2003
16. ♀ Pang Lanna (พังล้านนา) born 1997
17. ♀ Pang Mae Noal (พังแม่นวล)
18. ♀ Pang Na Sa (พังนาซ่า) born 2001
19. ♀ Pang Nong Da (พังน้องดา)
20. ♀ Pang Sa det (พังเสด็จ) born 2008
21. ♀ Pang Saen Luang (พังแสนหลวง)
22. ♀ Pang Saen Suk (พลายแสนสุข) born 1998
23. ♀ Pang Saeng Daew (พังแสงดาว)
24. ♀ Pang Sai Fa born 1998
25. ♀ Pang Sombourn
26. ♀ Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ) born 1960
27. ♀ Pang Tongbai (พังทองใบ) born 1998
28. ♀ Pang Wassana (พังวาสนา)
29. ♂ Plai Boon rod (พลายบุญรอด) born 1976
30. ♂ Plai Boon thum (พลายบุญทุ่ม) born 1996
31. ♂ Plai Bua Thong (พลายบัวทอง)
32. ♂ Plai Chokchai (พลายโชคชัย) born 1997
33. ♂ Plai Dung Dee (พลายดวงดี) born 1985
34. ♂ Plai Kham Kaew (พลายคำแก้ว) born 1981
35. ♂ Plai Kham lan (พลายคำล้าน)
36. ♂ Plai Kham Mun (พลายคำมูล)
37. ♂ Plai Kham Sean (พลายคำแสน)
38. ♂ Plai Khen (พลายเคน)
39. ♂ Plai Kwai Meung (พลายขวัญเมือง)
40. ♂ Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน)
41. ♂ Plai Nong Tak (พังน้องตั๊ก) born 1983
42. ♂ Plai Ra chan (พลายราชันย์)
43. ♂ Plai Sakbi (สักใบ) born 1981
44. ♂ Plai Sampao Thong (พลายสำเภาทอง)
45. ♂ Plai Sanam Chai (พลายสนามไชย) born 1996
46. ♂ Plai Sompon (พลายสมพร)
47. ♂ Plai Thong Daeng (พลายทองแดง) born 1994
48. ♂ Plai Thong Dee (พลายทองดี) born 1977
49. ♂ Ran Koon born 2010-10-31
50. ♀ Sri Suda (พังศรีสุดา) born 1996
51. ♂ Seador Thumjai born 1974
52. ⚪ Unnamed born 2023-02-14

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

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 Thong Bai was born captive-born 1969 at Ban Ta Klang elephant village.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Thong Bai are: ♂ Noi (father) and ♀ Bua Ngoen (mother).

Siblings through the father Noi:

1974(M) Thumjai
1998(F) Pancake (???????)

Siblings through the mother Bua Ngoen:

(F) noname
(M) noname
>1972?(F) Chand Pen
>1975?(F) Thong Muan
>1978?(M) Rambo

Pedigree

**Thong Bais ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Thong Bai	Sire (f): Noi Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Bua Ngoen Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The third calf was Plai Thong Bai. His father was Plai Noi (deceased).

Thongbai is one of Ban Ta Klangs most famous elephants, often leading processions, and he also was chosen by Chang Beer for their advertisment pictures.

Records about Thong Bai from Surin elephant study center, Ban Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand
Thong Bai in Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)

Thong Bai in Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Plai Thong Bai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6912. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Surin elephant study center in April 2011
Lalipa Nilubol, Thailand

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Categories1969 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) | Thailand | Asian elephants

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