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Welcome to the Elephant encyclopedia and database www.elephant.se, owned and managed by elephant consultant Dan Koehl. (ORCID Wikipedia article Blog) Created in 1995, with over 28 years online, this is the oldest website about elephants, where old sections like Elephant Anatomy (with 44 pages), a section within the The Elephant Glossary (with 270 terms) and Frequently asked questions about elephants (FAQ) from 1995 have been revised, will be further developed, and the Website elephant.se will soon become a more mobile friendly CSS layout.

The Elephant Database is the largest online elephant database in the world and also possibly the largest database of animal individual animal records. Updated almost daily it presently presents 8942 captive living elephants , and 3831 location facilities from 125 countries in 6 continent regions, as a neutral unbiased documentation. Theres also records of 7496 dead elephants from living and extinct species, as well as a list of almost 200 fossils and dead speciemens of Proboscideans on display in Museums. For statistics and overview, see summarize and graphical statistics and the latest changes in the elephant database. (RSS) On most pages sources for the individual records are declared on the bottom of the page, while a more generic presention is compiled at the page about sources and contributors.The latest add-on, is a section with 2649 elephant persons.

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Regional elephant listsAmerican studbook * Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook * European studbook * Japanese studbook * captive elephants from Andaman Islands, India * captive elephants from Jaipur in Rajastan, India * captive elephants from Karnataka, India * captive elephants from Kerala, India * captive elephants from West bengal, India ( under construction) * captive elephants from Sumatra Island, Indonesia (under construction) *, and captive elephants from Tamil Nadu, India * Orphans at David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya * wild elephants submitted in Amboseli Elephant Research Project (AERP) ( under construction)

Elephant breeding topicselephant breeding overview and list of pregnant females * All breeding cows * All breeding bulls * birth weights * stillbirths * castrated bulls * artificial insemination

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Births
Sex Species Name Birth Parents Birth location
♀ EM Unnamed 2023-11-28 Rendi x Amel Margahayu Elephant Response Unit (ERU)
♂ EM Unnamed 2023-11-11 Aji x Riska Tegal Yoso elephant respons unit (ERU)
♂ EM Mehka 2023-11-05 x Bua Laa Patara Elephant Farm
♀ LA Mosi 2023-11-04 Yambo x Pina Nessie Beekse Bergen Safaripark
♀ LA unknown (twin) 2023-11-00 x Alto Samburu National Reserve
Elephants born in: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Transfers
Sex Species Name Birth Age Arrival From
♀ EM Panang 1989-02-13 34 2023-11-21 to Zurich Zoo Munich Zoo
♀ LA Edie 1983 40 2023-11-16 to Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) Knoxville Zoo
♀ EM Nong Kanya 2023-0700 0 2023-11-09 to Patara Elephant Farm Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary elephant camp
♀ EM SheRa 1990-11-25 33 2023-11-05 to Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Dublin Zoo
♀ EM Anak 2003-07-26 20 2023-11-05 to Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Dublin Zoo
Elephants transfered in: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000.

Reasons for elephant deathseuthanised * poisoned * falling into moats * mankillers various diseases like * Anthrax * Arthritis * Elephant Pox * Cancer * Colic * Herpesvirus * Pneumonia * Rabies * Tetanus * Tuberculosis * Viral EMC - Elephant Encephalomyocarditis virus

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Deaths
Sex Species Name Death Reason Age Birth Arrival Location
† ♀ EM Gaiamuthassi Thara 2023-11-28 age Age 63 Born 1960 1957-05-09 Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
† ♀ EM Mali 2023-11-28 age Age 49 Born 1974 1977-00-00 Manila Zoo (Manila Zoological and Botanical Gardens)
† ♀ LA Bibi 2023-11-22 euthanised Ventral Edema Age 41 Born 1982-00-00 1985-09-13 Aalborg Zoo (Aalborg Zoologiske Have)
† ♂ EM Santosh 2023-11-22 disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus Age 5 Born 2018-12-24 2018-12-24 Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
† ♂ EM King Kanoon 2023-11-11 unknown Age ? Born 2023-09-05 BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary)
Elephants dead in: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000.

5 oldest dead elephants Among oldest dead elephants in the database with confirmed birth year is Lin wang (min 86), Lakshmikutty (min. 84), Rhani (min. 83), Shirley (77-78), Shirley (72-73), Big Gentry Babe (min. 70).

10 Oldest living elephants with confirmed birth or earliest arrival records
Nr Age Sex Species Name Birth Present location
1 71 ♀ EM Savannah 1952 El Paso Zoo
2 70 ♀ EM MoMo 1953 Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
3 69 ♀ EM Anne 1954 Longleat Safari Park
4 66 ♀ EM Sarah 1957 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
5 65 ♀ EM Warda 1958 Ramat Gan Zoo
6 65 ♀ EM Ruth 1958 Buttonwood Park Zoo
7 65 ♀ EM Honey 1958 Zooparque Itatiba
8 64 ♀ EM Gulab 1959 Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
9 64 ♀ EM Vana 1959 Platschow Elefantenhof
10 64 ♀ EM Carla 1959 Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)



20 possibly oldest living elephants by claim, but with unconfirmed birth or earliest arrival records
Nr Age Sex Species Name Claimed Birth Present location
1 81 ♂ EM Kottoor Soman 1942? Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
2 77 ♂ EM Moni 1946? Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
3 75 ♂ EM Rajmangal 1948? Chhat Bir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park)
4 74 ♀ EM Anusha 1949 Pinnawala elephant orphanage
5 74 ♂ EM Do 1949 H Mui
6 74 ♂ EM Bijli Prasad 1949 India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
7 73 ♂ EM Andal 1950 Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
8 72 ♀ EM Bua Ban 1951 Maetaman Elephant Adventure
9 72 ♀ EM Pang Sombourn 1951 Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
10 72 ♂ EM Boonsermsong 1951 Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
11 72 ♂ EM Pho-ngen 1951 Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
12 71 ♀ EM Roongsap 1952 Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
13 71 ♂ EM Sampath 1952 Pinnawala elephant orphanage
14 71 ♀ EM Nang 1952 Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
15 71 ♀ LA Amy 1952? Amboseli National Park
16 70 ♀ EM Baby 1953 Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
17 70 ♂ EM Anura 1953 Tama Zoological Park
18 69 ♂ EM KamMeun 1954 Maesa Elephant Camp
19 69 ♂ EM Kuttikrishnan 1954 Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
20 69 ♂ EM Gajendra 1954 K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)


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