Plai Num Surin
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) in Thailand

Biography
♂ Plai Num Surin

Alternative name: Numsurin

Identification

Chip id Number096495

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 22 years old
Management:Free contact

People killed:1: Suchet Salangam, Baan Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand
Origin
Born:* 2003 captive-born
Birth place: in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

Parents: Ngoen x ♀ Si Nuan
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2018-04-08Pang Pan Laan

2. Born 2018-06-29Plai Krung Thep
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), in Thailand

Date of arrival

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

Record history
History of updates2011-12-04: new record
2018-06-13: corrected parentage, birth location
2018-11-19: alt spelling of name
2019-08-11: Mankiller

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Plai Num Surin is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), in Thailand.

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


Social

Num Surin lives together with 120 other elephants at the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village): (detailed list)



Affiliated people

1: Suchet Salangam (owner to 2019)


Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 2019: mahout Suchet Salangam fatal attack by Num Surin. † Suchet Salangam Died 2019

Offspring

Total: 2 babies
  1. (F) 2018-04-08 Pang Pan Laan
  2. (M) 2018-06-29 Plai Krung Thep


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 Num Surin was born captive-born 2003 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage


Parents of Plai Num Surin are: ♂ Ngoen (father) and ♀ Si Nuan (mother).

Pedigree


Num Surins ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Num Surin

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Ngoen

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Dame m:
Si Nuan

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Comments / pictures

2018: Plai Numsurin: 16 years old; son of mother Pang Si Nuan (still alive) and father Plai Ngoen (deceased); born at Suan Nongnuch Pattaya.
Lalipa Nilubol

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Num Surin, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7021. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • DVM Wanchai Tunwattana, Project manager, Surin elephant kingdom, Surin, April 2011.
  • Suchet Salangam, through Lalipa Nilubol



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