The elephant database

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Elephant Encyclopedia - information and database - established 1995

Welcome to the Elephant encyclopedia and www.elephant.se, owned and managed by elephant consultant Dan Koehl. (ORCID Wikipedia article)

With 25 years online, this is the oldest website about elephants, presently under renovation, where old sections like The Elephant Glossary and Frequently asked questions about elephants (FAQ) from 1995 will soon be revised, updated and further developed.

Elephant database

The Elephant Database is the largest online elephant database in the world and also possibly the largest database of animal individuals. Updated almost daily it presently presents 8689 captive living elephants , and each of the 3072 location facilities from 123 countries in 6 continent regions, as a neutral unbiased documentation. Above you can either search for an elephants name, capture year, import year, transfer year, a location name or for a certain country. You can also use the navigation links on top, on "database" you can choose births and deaths for any given year 1880-today from the list of 6922 dead elephants from both species..

Click on a country to see overview of statistical number and the category of different locations within the country

When you click on a location: four different category tabs let you choose how much, and what you want to see: (the tabs also show how many individuals are within each category) Location info contains basic records and history about a location, present give an overview over the elephants living on the location now, births list the elephants which was born on the location, deaths the one that died there, and total gives a full-length list of all elephants which was ever at the location.

Elephants with unknown present or death location, origin, birth or previous location, are listed on the fictional location unknown location, and elephant with unknown destiny are also listed at lost, to follow up, while possible duplicates (two different records elephants who may be the same elephant) are listed at possible duplicates?. If you have any information regarding those elephants, please contact us.

Click on every elephant to see the individual presentaton with history on present and past locations, and see eventual existing and documented parentage and offspring. each individual has a number in the database, each location also, and the number one; Sebas pickled elephant (https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1) was the first description of an Asian elephant by Carl Linnaeus, although later research with DNA, confirmed its actually an African elephant, today located at the Swedish Museum of Natural History (https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2986).

There are also a number of sections with different data sorts, like regional studbooks and breeding, transfer and relocations of elephants, births and deaths, disease and longevity, and year lists from 1880-today. You can also see the list of elephants with submitted documented birth weights, elephants with submitted documented body weights elephants with submitted documented body heights, list of elephant mankillers, list of elephant names, summarize and graphical statistics and the latest changes in the elephant database. (RSS) Please contact us if you find any errors in this database or would like to share any news of elephant births, deaths, or transfers. If you have a website, blog or similair, you can put the newsticker you see to the right, which automatically gets updated with the 10 latest births:

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The database overview with numbers from 6 regions with elephant exhibiting countries
europe	northamerica	southamerica	asia	africa	australia

Regional elephant lists

American studbook * Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook * European studbook * Japanese studbook * captive elephants from Andaman Islands, India * captive elephants from Karnataka, India * captive elephants from Kerala, India * * captive elephants from West bengal, India (NEW! under construction) * captive elephants from Sumatra Island, Indonesia (NEW! 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) (NEW! under construction)

Elephant breeding topics

elephant 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

Name	Species	Sex	Weight	Birth	Parents	Birth location
♀ Mun	EM	F	?	2020-10-01	Chang x Surin	Copenhagen Zoo
⚪ unknown	EM	unknown	?	2020-10-00	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
♂ Yuvraj	EM	M	?	2020-08-30	Kiranraj x Motirani	Dhupjhora elephant camp (Gorumara Central Pilkhana)
♂ Lapa (wild)	LA	M	?	2020-08-22	x Lenana	Tsavo National Park
† ♂ notnamed	EM	M	?	2020-08-19	Thai x Omysha	Zurich Zoo
Elephants born in: 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000 Show only Asians, only Africans, both or 8 pregnant captive elephants \| All stillbirths						The latest births of elephants on your website!

Reasons for elephant deaths

euthanised * poisoned * falling into moats * mankillers various diseases like arthritis * elephant pox * cancer * colic * herpesvirus * pneumonia * rabies * tetanus * tuberculosis * Viral EMC - Elephant Encephalomyocarditis virus

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Deaths

Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Reason	Arrival	Location
† ♂ Ekadanta	EM	M	1985?	2020-10-20?	35	disease cardiac arrest	2018-00-00	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
† ♀ Lakshmi	EM	F	1966?	2020-10-18	54	unknown		Dawood Meeran
† ♂ Pilane	LA	M	1963?	2020-10-15?	57	age	1998-00-00	Pilanesberg National Park
† ♂ Rajendra	EM	M	1964?	2020-10-14	56	killed by a wild bull elephant, died one day later from the wounds		Mathigodu elephant Camp
† ♂ Jai Dee	EM	M	2017-05-26	2020-10-13	3	disease torsion in the intestines (twisted bowel)	2017-05-26	Sydney Zoo
Elephants dead in: 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000. Show only Asians, Africans, both

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Transfers

Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Age	Location	Arrival	From
♀ Drumbo	LA	F	1974	46	Dvur Kralove Zoo	2020-10-23	Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
♂ Jack	LA	M	1992	28	Sosto Zoo	2020-10-20	Basel Zoo
♂ Jogi	LA	M	2014-08-14	6	La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon	2020-10-14	Wuppertal Zoo
♀ Arya	EM	F	1965?	55	Mathura Elephant Care Centre (Wildlife SOS India)	2020-10-00	India unspecified location
♂ Dingane	LA	M	2002?	18	Buffalo Kloof Private Game Reserve	2020-10-00	Tembe Elephant Park
Elephants transfered in: 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000. Show only Asians, Africans, both

100 Oldest Living Elephants

Nr	Age	Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Parents	Location
1	78	Kottoor Soman	EM	M	1942?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
2	76	Shirley	EM	F	1944	x	Wild Adventures
3	75	Sumatra	EM	F	1945?	x	Circus Corty Althoff
4	74	Moni	EM	M	1946?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
5	72	Shirley	EM	F	1948	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
6	72	Mysore II	EM	F	1948	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
7	72	Rajmangal	EM	M	1948?	x	Chhat Bir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park)
8	71	Anusha	EM	F	1949	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
9	71	Duna	EM	F	1949	x	Unknown
10	71	Bandula (Bandoola)	EM	M	1949	x	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
11	71	Do	EM	M	1949	x	H Mui
12	71	Bijli Prasad	EM	M	1949	x	India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
13	70	Andal	EM	M	1950	x	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
14	70	Dinesan	EM	M	1950	x	Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad)
15	70	Elu	EM	F	1950?	x	Unknown
16	69	Bua Ban	EM	F	1951	x	Maetaman Elephant Camp
17	69	Pang Sombourn (พังสมบูรณ์)	EM	F	1951	x	Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
18	69	Boonsermsong	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
19	69	Pho-ngen	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
20	69	Geetha	EM	F	1951	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
21	68	Savannah	EM	F	1952	x	El Paso Zoo
22	68	Roongsap	EM	F	1952	x	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
23	68	Radsch	EM	M	1952	x	Dushanbe Zoo
24	68	Sampath (Sumpath)	EM	M	1952	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
25	68	Nang (Mae Leh)	EM	F	1952	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
26	68	Amy	LA	F	1952?	x	Amboseli National Park
27	67	Billie (Billy)	EM	F	1953	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
28	67	Baby	EM	F	1953	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
29	67	Anura	EM	M	1953	x	Tama Zoological Park
30	67	Kham Poy	EM	F	1953	x	Unknown
31	67	MoMo	EM	F	1953	x	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
32	66	KamMeun	EM	M	1954	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
33	66	Kuttikrishnan	EM	M	1954	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
34	66	Gajendra	EM	M	1954	x	K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
35	66	Anne	EM	F	1954	x	Longleat Safari Park
36	66	Jackie	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
37	66	Jasmine	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
38	66	Wassana	EM	F	1954	x	Phuket Zoo
39	66	Thong Pool	EM	M	1954	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
40	66	Khun	EM	F	1954	x	Y Sam Luk
41	66	Prashant	EM	M	1954?	x	Hunsur Elephant Rescue Centre
42	66	Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi)	EM	F	1954?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
43	65	Targa	EM	F	1955	x	Augsburg Zoo
44	65	BanYen 1	EM	M	1955	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
45	65	Anarkali	EM	F	1955	x	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
46	65	Laxman (Lakshmana)	EM	M	1955	x	Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)
47	65	Mony (Moni)	EM	F	1955	x	Unknown
48	65	New Tusker	EM	M	1955	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
49	65	Bua Kam	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
50	65	Mo Dee	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
51	64	Patra	EM	F	1956	x	Platschow Elefantenhof (Sonni Frankello)
52	64	Velayudhan	EM	M	1956	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
53	64	Phokaew (พลายโพธิ์แก้ว)	EM	M	1956	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
54	64	H Luan	EM	F	1956	x	Lak Lake Travel Co
55	64	Balarama	EM	M	1956?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
56	63	BanYen 2	EM	M	1957	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
57	63	Sarah	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
58	63	Aussan (Assam)	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
59	63	Ya Long	EM	F	1957	x	Kunming Zoo
60	63	Tricia	EM	F	1957	x	Perth Zoo
61	63	Thongkum (Thong Kham)	EM	F	1957	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
62	63	Santha	EM	F	1957	x	Shibu Joseph
63	63	Sekandra	LA	M	1957?	x	Red Star Circus (New Star Circus)
64	62	Warda	EM	F	1958	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
65	62	KamPann	EM	M	1958	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
66	62	Gouri	EM	F	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
67	62	Narayankutty	EM	M	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
68	62	Ruth	EM	F	1958	x	Buttonwood Park Zoo
69	62	Eleanor	LA	F	1958	x	Tsavo National Park
70	62	Merry (Mary)	EM	F	1958	x	Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS camp)
71	62	Barkha	EM	F	1958	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
72	62	Honey	EM	F	1958	x	Zooparque Itatiba
73	62	Padmavathi (Padmavati)	EM	F	1958	x	Mysore Zoo
74	62	Eng-wong (E-Wong)	EM	F	1958	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
75	62	Mae Tong Dee	EM	F	1958	x	GVI Elephant Rescue
76	62	Phanom	EM	F	1958	x	Thoms Pai Elephant Camp Home Stay & Spa
77	62	Said Ning Wan	EM	F	1958?	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
78	61	Gulab	EM	F	1959	x	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
79	61	Carla	EM	F	1959	x	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)
80	61	Lakshmi	EM	F	1959	x	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
81	61	Cora	EM	F	1959	x	Topeka Zoo
82	61	Mae Bounnam	EM	F	1959	x	Elephant village (Tiger trails, XL camp)
83	61	Gajarajan Manikandan	EM	M	1959	x	Sankarankulangara temple
84	61	Kuweni	EM	F	1959	x	Molagoda elephant village camp
85	61	Chuong	EM	F	1959	x	Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo)
86	61	Kham Ngoạt	EM	M	1959	x	Y Tung Nie
87	61	Y Khun	EM	M	1959	x	Y Ly Srue
88	61	Plo	EM	F	1959	x	Y Jut B Krong
89	61	H Banh	EM	F	1959	x	Y So Enuol
90	61	Chum	EM	unknown	1959	x	Y Dhiu H Drue
91	61	Mahadeswara	EM	M	1959	x	The Art Of Living International Center (Sri Ravi Shankars Ashram)
92	61	Sri Nuan	EM	F	1959?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
93	61	Burma (Birma)	EM	F	1959?	x	Taronga Western Plains Zoo
94	61	Boontong	EM	F	1959?	x	TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital)
95	60	Motek	EM	M	1960	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
96	60	Devi Khali (Maan?)	EM	F	1960	x	KMTNC Hattisar
97	60	Baby	EM	F	1960	x	Krakow Zoo
98	60	Annette Marie	EM	F	1960	x	Frank Murray (Elephant Walk)
99	60	Thara	EM	F	1960	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
100	60	Zina (Zita, Siena)	EM	F	1960	x	Little Rock Zoological Gardens
Among oldest dead elephants in the database is Lin wang (min 86), Lakshmikutty (min. 84), Big Gentry Babe (min. 70).

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