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

Biography

♂ Plai Sakbi (สักใบ)
Plai Sakbi and Mr Budda Petch Kla *SURINSTUDY

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 45 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1981 unknown
Birth place:
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)
Record history
History of updates	2011-04-10: corr name 2011-11-30: picture

Latest document update	2025-02-28 08:54:39
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Biography

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

Sakbi (สักใบ) arrived to the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) unknown date,

Social

Sakbi (สักใบ) lives together with 51 other elephants at the Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village): (detailed list)

1. ♀ Anda born 2014
2. ♀ Pang Anna born 1987
3. ♂ Plai Boon rod born 1976
4. ♂ Plai Boon thum born 1996
5. ♂ Plai Bua Barn born 1981
6. ♂ Plai Bua Barn II born 1993
7. ♀ Pang Bua Kham born 1985
8. ♂ Plai Bua Thong (พลายบัวทอง)
9. ♀ Pang Chanthip born 1972
10. ♂ Plai Chokchai born 1997
11. ♂ Plai Dung Dee born 1985
12. ♀ Pang Eleaw (พังอีแหล๋ว)
13. ♀ Euang Luang born 1993
14. ♀ Pang Kamli Thong born 1996
15. ♀ Pang Kanda (พังกานดา)
16. ♂ Plai Kham Kaew (พลายคำแก้ว) born 1981
17. ♂ Plai Kham lan (พลายคำล้าน)
18. ♂ Plai Kham Mun (พลายคำมูล)
19. ♀ Pang Kham Saen born 1975
20. ♀ Pang Kham Saw (พังคำสาว) born 2003
21. ♂ Plai Kham Sean (พลายคำแสน)
22. ♂ Plai Khen (พลายเคน)
23. ♂ Plai Kwai Meung (พลายขวัญเมือง)
24. ♀ Pang Lanna (พังล้านนา) born 1997
25. ♀ Pang Na Sa (พังนาซ่า) born 2001
26. ♂ Plai Ngen (พลายเงิน)
27. ♀ Pang Mae Noal
28. ♀ Pang Nong Da (พังน้องดา)
29. ♂ Plai Nong Tak (พังน้องตั๊ก) born 1983
30. ♀ Nung Ning (หนุงหนิง) born 2007
31. ♀ Pạng khan ja na (พังกาญจนา) born 1989
32. ♂ Plai Ra chan (พลายราชันย์)
33. ♂ Ran Koon born 2010-10-31
34. ♀ Pang Sa det (พังเสด็จ) born 2008
35. ♀ Pang Saen Luang (พังแสนหลวง)
36. ♀ Pang Saen Suk (พลายแสนสุข) born 1998
37. ♀ Pang Saeng Daew (พังแสงดาว)
38. ♀ Pang Sai Fa born 1998
39. ♂ Plai Sampao Thong (พลายสำเภาทอง)
40. ♂ Plai Sanam Chai (พลายสนามไชย) born 1996
41. ♀ Pang Sombourn
42. ♂ Plai Sompon (พลายสมพร)
43. ♀ Sri Suda (พังศรีสุดา) born 1996
44. ♂ Plai Thong Bai born 1969
45. ♂ Plai Thong Daeng (พลายทองแดง) born 1994
46. ♂ Plai Thong Dee (พลายทองดี) born 1977
47. ♀ Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ)
48. ♀ Pang Tongbai (พังทองใบ) born 1998
49. ♂ Seador Tumjai born 1974
50. ⚪ Unnamed born 2023-02-14
51. ♀ Pang Wassana (พังวาสนา)

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 Sakbi (สักใบ) was born unknown 1981.

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

Sakbi (สักใบ) in Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Plai Sakbi (สักใบ), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6937. (archived at the Wayback machine)