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

Biography

♂ Plai Bua Jay
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Alternative name:	Poa Jai, Plai Narsingh, Porjay

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2022-09-29 captive-born , number 103
Birth place:	in Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

Parents:	♂ Pornchai x ♀ Porn Tip
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2022-09-29	Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-12: nrs of births updated 2025-03-14:

Latest document update	2025-02-27 11:12:22
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Biography

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

Bua Jay arrived in 2022-09-29 to the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens,

Social

Bua Jay lives together with 96 other elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens: (detailed list)

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

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 Bua Jay was born captive-born as birth number 103 2022-09-29 at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens.

Parentage

Parents of Plai Bua Jay are: ♂ Pornchai (father) and ♀ Porn Tip (mother).

Siblings through the father Pornchai:

2021-04-02(F) Kluay hom
2022-09-03(F) Wara Pim

Pedigree

**Bua Jays ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Bua Jay	Sire (f): Pornchai Born: 2010-02-14	Sire ff: Bird Born: 1976	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Bird Born: 1976	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) Born: 1990	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) Born: 1990	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Porn Tip Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Mother is PornTip?

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Bua Jay, 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=7909. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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