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

Ning Nong lives together with 92 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

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

1. (M) 2014-01-06 Unnamed
2. () 2014-03-13 unknown
3. (F) 2020-10-19 Opal
4. (M) 2022-01-18 -- † 2022-09-26 Diamond
5. (M) 2023-02-10 Plai Daorung
6. (M) 2023-04-09 Plai Chai
7. (M) 2023-08-18 Plai Boonmak
8. (F) 2023-11-07 Pang Noppamas
9. (M) 2024-12-01 Plai Suraphan
10. (M) 2025-03-17 Unnamed
11. (F) 2025-03-21 Unnamed
12. (F) 2025-12-08 unknown

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 Ning Nong was born unknown 1995? at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Siblings through the father Bird:

1. 1996-05-26(M) Plai Fluke
2. 2001(M) Mai Muang
3. 2001-01-26(F) Troot-Jeen
4. 2003(F) Saengdao
5. 2003-04-05(M) Sao-har
6. 2003-05-10(M) unknown
7. 2004-03-00(F) unknown
8. 2009-09-04(F) unknown
9. 2010-02-14(M) Pornchai
10. 2011-12-09(M) Santisuk
11. 2012-05-01(M) Unnamed
12. 2017-05-21(M) Nammon
13. 2019-04-29(F) Makemee (Makmee)
14. 2020-01-31(M) Bua Khao
15. 2020-04-01(F) Sopha
16. 2021-05-00(M) Pempoon

Pedigree

2024-12-01: Plai Ningnong has fathered a total of 27 calves.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Elephant study center, Surin, April 2011
  
• http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/pachyderms-celebrate-great-feast-on-national-elephant-day-36012
  
• http://pattayamail.com/933/news06.shtml
  
• https://www.pattayamail.com/news/baby-opal-born-at-nong-nooch-tropical-gardens-pattaya-331225
  
• https://www.nongnoochpattaya.com/zh/article/977

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