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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 29 years online, this is the oldest website about elephants, where old sections like Elephant Anatomy (with 45 pages), a section within the The Elephant Glossary (with 273 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 8939 captive living elephants , and 3897 location facilities from 125 countries in 6 continent regions, as a neutral unbiased documentation. Theres also records of 7628 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 3139 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
♂ LA Unnamed 2024-08-26 Mabu x Amahle Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
♂ LA Unnamed 2024-08-16 Mabu x Nolwazi Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
† ⚪ EM Unnamed stillborn 2024-07-21 x Asha Oklahoma City Zoo
♂ EM Unknown 2024-06-14 x Galaget Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
♂ EM Unnamed (twin) 2024-06-07 x Jumjuree Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
Elephants born in: 2024 | 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
♀ LA Salima 1986 38 2024-08-00 to Platschow Elefantenhof Waltersdorf Zoo (Tier-Erlebnispark Waltersdorf)
♀ EM Dunja 1973 51 2024-07-26 to Arnhem Zoo (Burgers Zoo) Belfast Zoo
♀ EM Yhetoo 1977 47 2024-07-26 to Arnhem Zoo (Burgers Zoo) Belfast Zoo
♂ EM Max 2016-04-05 8 2024-07-18 to Antwerp Zoo Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
♂ EM Assam 2012-04-13 12 2024-07-16 to Augsburg Zoo Antwerp Zoo
Elephants transfered in: 2024 | 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 Riva Hi Way 2024-08-28 anesthesia died under general anaesthetic Age 4 Born 2020-02-26 2020-02-26 Chester Zoo
† ♀ EM Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) 2024-08-10 euthanised collapsed, and could not stand up Age 49 Born 1975-07-01 1976-03-24 Zurich Zoo
† ♀ EM Suki 2024-08-10 euthanised Age 60 Born 1964 1996-03-06 Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
† ♀ EM Usharani 2024-08-10 pathological heart attack Age 50 Born 1974 1977-00-00 Sri 108 Acharya Keshu Bhusan Trust
† ♀ EM Dunja 2024-08-07 euthanised Age 55 Born 1969 2018-09-00 Skopje Zoo
Elephants dead in: 2024 | 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), Savannah (min. 71), 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 MoMo 1953 Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
2 70 ♀ EM Anne 1954 Longleat Safari Park
3 66 ♀ EM Ruth 1958 Buttonwood Park Zoo
4 66 ♀ EM Honey 1958 Zooparque Itatiba
5 65 ♀ EM Gulab 1959 Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
6 65 ♀ EM Vana 1959 Platschow Elefantenhof
7 65 ♀ EM Carla 1959 Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)
8 65 ♀ EM Cora 1959 Topeka Zoo
9 64 ♀ EM Baby 1960 Krakow Zoo
10 64 ♀ EM Annette Marie 1960 Elephant Walk



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 82 ♂ EM Kottoor Soman 1942? Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
2 78 ♂ EM Moni 1946? Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
3 76 ♂ EM Rajmangal 1948? Chhat Bir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park)
4 75 ♂ EM Do 1949 H Mui
5 75 ♂ EM Bijli Prasad 1949 India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
6 74 ♂ EM Andal 1950 Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
7 73 ♀ EM Bua Ban 1951 Maetaman Elephant Adventure
8 73 ♀ EM Pang Sombourn 1951 Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
9 73 ♂ EM Boonsermsong 1951 Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
10 73 ♂ EM Pho-ngen 1951 Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
11 72 ♀ EM Roongsap 1952 Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
12 72 ♀ LA Amy 1952? Amboseli National Park
13 71 ♀ EM Baby 1953 Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
14 71 ♂ EM Anura 1953 Tama Zoological Park
15 70 ♂ EM KamMeun 1954 Maesa Elephant Camp
16 70 ♂ EM Kuttikrishnan 1954 Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
17 70 ♂ EM Gajendra 1954 K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
18 70 ♂ EM Jao Thong 1954 Phuket Elephant Sanctuary
19 70 ♀ EM Wassana 1954 Phuket Zoo
20 70 ♂ EM Prashant 1954? Hunsur Elephant Rescue Centre


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