Plai Lert Kunchon
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal in Thailand

Biography

♂ Plai Lert Kunchon
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 6 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2019-01-28 captive-born , number 75
Birth place:	in Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Dok Fai
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2019-01-28	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-16:

Latest document update	2021-01-30 13:22:14
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Biography

Plai Lert Kunchon is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal, in Thailand.

Lert Kunchon arrived in 2019-01-28 to the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal,

Social

Lert Kunchon lives together with 106 other elephants at the Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal: (detailed list)

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 Lert Kunchon was born captive-born as birth number 75 2019-01-28 at Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal.

Parents of Plai Lert Kunchon are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Dok Fai (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Plai Lert Kunchon, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8245. (archived at the Wayback machine)