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

Biography

♂ Pornchai

Identification

Chip id Number	0015103

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2010-02-14 wild
Birth place:	in Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

Parents:	♂ Bird x ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ)
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2021-04-02	♀ Kluay hom

2. Born 2022-09-03	♀ Pang Wara Pim

3. Born 2022-09-29	♂ Plai Bua Jay
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens from Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-12: nrs of births updated 2025-03-14:

Latest document update	2022-10-02 06:53:44
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Biography

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

Pornchai arrived to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens unknown date, relocated from the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), in Thailand.

Social

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

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

Offspring

Total: 3 babies

(F) 2021-04-02 Kluay hom
(F) 2022-09-03 Pang Wara Pim
(M) 2022-09-29 Plai Bua Jay

Origin

Pornchai was born wild 2010-02-14 at Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village).

Parentage

Parents of Pornchai are: ♂ Bird (father) and ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) (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
2011-12-09(M) Santisuk
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

**Pornchais ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Pornchai	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: Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) Born: 1990	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pornchai, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6994. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

DVM Wanchai Tunwattana, Project manager, Surin elephant kingdom, Surin, April 2011.

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