African forest elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
Species belonging to the family of elephants, named by Matschie, 1900.
The African forest elephant was a subspecies - (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) - from the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) but is - or may may be soon - upgraded to a species on its own, Loxodonta cyclotis.
The African forest elephant has like the asian elephant four nails on the hindfeet
and five nails on the frontfeet (which is more nails than than the
african bush elephant (four front nails and three nails on the hind feet).
It has also more rounded ears, which may meet above the shoulders. The tusk of the
is also straight and points down, and smaller and thinner than those of the
african bush elephant.
The forest elephant has been researched by the zoologist Andrea Turkalo, who since the late 80s has studied
2500 elelephants at Dzanga Bai in the National park Dzanga-Ndoki in the republic of Central africa.
1980 there was estimated 380 000 forest elephants, since then the human population was doubled in the forested countries, and
today theres probably less than 200 000.
In december 2000 formed the environmental ministers in Camerun, Centralafrican Republic and Congo, a united migration corridor for the elephants, where they can walk hence and forth over the borders between the countries.
stature in the Reserve de Faune du Petit Loango, Gabon
APR 2003, Bethan J. Morgan, P.C. Lee, JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 259: 337-344 Part 4 (link)
Abstract: "The shoulder height of 53 identified elephants was measured using photogrammetric methods. The minimum estimated shoulder height was 69 cm from a young calf, and the tallest animal was 216 cm. Hind footprint length and boli diameter data were collected from unidentified individuals. The minimum footprint size was 12.5 cm and the largest 35.3 cm. Boli diameter ranged from 4.0 to 16.0 cm. A comparison of the size categories with those of savanna elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, suggested a similar distribution of size, age and population structure, despite a marked difference in overall stature. These are the first data for measures of African forest elephant size compared to African savanna elephant size. Such data may add morphological evidence supporting recent genetic work suggesting that African forest elephants be re-classified as a distinct species from the African savanna elephant".


A male forest elephant touches a female to see if shes ready to mate
Michael Fay/National Geographic Image Collection
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86 African forest elephants kept in captivity.
Index | Name | Species Sex | Origin | Age | Birth | Death date | Parents | Arrival | Present or last Location |
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1 | + ♀ -Mimi- | LC F | wild | 14 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1999 | 2013-03-18 | x | 2010-05-13 | Yamaguchi Safariland |
2 | + ♀ -Mari?- | LC F | wild | 14 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 2012-02-18 | x | 2010-05-13 | Tokuyama Municipal Zoo | |
3 | + ♀ -Chari- | LC F | wild | < 1 14 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 2010 | 2010-08-00 | x | 2010-00-00 | S.O.S. Elephants of Chad elephant orphanage |
4 | + ♂ -Coco (Philippe)- | LC M | wild | 42 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1960 | 2002 | x | Sevilla Exotic animals reserve | |
5 | + ⚪ -Saleh- | LC | wild | 42 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 2001-05-00 | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | ||
6 | + ♀ -Kony- | LC F | captive-born | 12 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1988 | 2000 | Bozo x Tico | Abidjan Zoo | |
7 | + ♀ -Azagny- | LC F | unknown | 20 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1980 | 2000 | x | Abidjan Zoo | |
8 | + ♀ -Taya- | LC F | wild | 6 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1994 | 2000 | x | Abidjan Zoo | |
9 | + ♀ -Jayne- | LC F | wild | 6 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1999-04-07 | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | ||
10 | + ♀ -Tico- | LC F | unknown | 6 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1997-07-00 | x | Abidjan Zoo | ||
11 | + ♂ -Guba- | LC M | wild | 16 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1980 | 1996-02-07 | x | 1981-05-21 | Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona) |
12 | + ♂ -Bozo- | LC M | unknown | 16 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1993 | x | Abidjan Zoo | ||
13 | + ♂ -Bozo- | LC M | unknown | 16 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1993 | x | Abidjan Zoo | ||
14 | + ♂ -Cosi (Bud)- | LC M | wild | 20 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1971 | 1991-11-10 | x | 1972-06-19 | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium |
15 | + ♀ -Carla- | LC F | wild | 13 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1978 | 1991-03-18 | x | 1981-11-04 | Rome Zoo |
16 | + ♀ -Aqueessa- | LC F | wild | 13 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1991-01-11 | x | 1980-05-06 | Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo) | |
17 | + ♂ -Jumbo III- | LC M | wild | 22 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1966 | 1988-12-18 | x | 1973-08-23 | Whipsnade Wild Animal Park |
18 | + ♂ -Samson (Sammy)- | LC M | wild | 18 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1969 | 1987 | x | 1987-00-00 | Randall Moore |
19 | + ♀ -Gbaya (NGbaya)- | LC F | wild | 27 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1958 | 1985-08-19 | x | 1961-09-11 | Duisburg Zoo |
20 | + ♀ -Jambo II- | LC F | wild | 27 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1955 | 1982-05-18 | x | 1960-09-22 | Berlin Zoo |
21 | + ♀ -Dima- | LC F | wild | 26 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1953-00-00 | 1979-00-00 | x | 1954-00-00 | Frankfurt Zoo |
22 | + ♂ -Ercolino- | LC M | wild | 3 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1973 | 1976-12-24 | x | 1973-11-20 | Rome Zoo |
23 | + ♂ -Dzimbo- | LC M | wild | 18 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1958 | 1976-09-28 | x | 1976-06-15 | Lion Country Safari, Inc - Florida |
24 | + ♂ -Jimbo- | LC M | wild | 7 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1969 | 1976-07-27 | x | 1972-10-27 | Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) |
25 | + ⚪ -unknown- | LC | wild | 7 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1972? | x | 1961-00-00 | Brijuni Zoo (National Park) | |
26 | + ♀ -Doruma (Pinky)- | LC F | wild | 32 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1938 | 1970-03-01 | x | 1946-10-08 | Bronx Zoo |
27 | + ♀ -Abele (Emily)- | LC F | wild | 15 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1941 | 1956-05-13 | x | 1947-06-26 | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus |
28 | + ♀ -Gympy- | LC F | wild | 25 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1929 | 1954-04-23 | x | 1932-00-00 | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden |
29 | + ♂ -Zangelima (Barney)- | LC M | wild | 20 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1932 | 1952-11-14 | x | 1946-10-08 | Bronx Zoo |
30 | + ♀ -unknown- | LC F | wild | 20 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1947-06-18 | x | 1947-00-00 | Howard Y. Bary | |
31 | + ♂ -Caesar (Cäsar)- | LC M | wild | 20 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1945-03-30 | x | 1943-08-05 | Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau) | |
32 | + ♀ -Zombini- | LC F | wild | 8 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1936 | 1944-09-19 | x | 1939-09-09 | Brookfield Zoo |
33 | + ♀ -Zombie- | LC F | wild | 9 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1934 | 1943-07-04 | x | 1939-09-09 | Brookfield Zoo |
34 | + ♀ -Josephine- | LC F | wild | 9 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1943-03-12 | x | 1925-04-04 | Philadelphia Zoo | |
35 | + ♀ -Pouquois (Puqua)- | LC F | wild | 5 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1936 | 1941-11-05 | x | 1936-00-00 | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus |
36 | + ♂ -Congo- | LC M | wild | < 1 5 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1936 | 1937-02-00 | x | 1936-00-00 | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus |
37 | + ♀ -unknown- | LC F | wild | < 1 5 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1936 | 1936 | x | 1936-00-00 | Howard Y. Bary |
38 | + ♀ -unknown- | LC F | wild | < 1 5 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1936 | 1936 | x | 1936-00-00 | Howard Y. Bary |
39 | + ⚪ -unknown- | LC | unknown | 5 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1936 | x | 1936-00-00 | Howard Y. Bary | |
40 | + ♂ -Mampe- | LC M | wild | 16 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1917 | 1933-11-11 | x | 1926-00-00 | Berlin Zoo |
41 | + ♀ -Tiny- | LC F | wild | 13 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1920-04 | 1933-03-02 | x | 1922-12-06 | Bronx Zoo |
42 | + ♂ -Kribi- | LC M | wild | 7 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1912 | 1919 | x | 1912-00-00 | Berlin Zoo |
43 | + ♂ -unknown- | LC M | wild | 7 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1917-06-23 | x | 1914-07-28 | Berlin Zoo | |
44 | + ♂ -Congo- | LC M | wild | 15 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1900 | 1915-11-03 | x | 1905-06-28 | Bronx Zoo |
45 | + ♂ -unknown- | LC M | wild | 15 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1907-05-11 | x | 1899-00-00 | Berlin Zoo | |
46 | + ♀ -unknown- | LC F | unknown | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1664 | 1681-01-22 | x | 1665-00-00 | Versailles menagerie |
47 | ♀ -Can- | LC F | captive-born | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1992 | Bozo x Azagny | 1992-00-00 | Abidjan Zoo | |
48 | ♀ -Kadin- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Waza National Park | |||
49 | ♀ -Doudjatou- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Benoue National Park | |||
50 | + ♂ -Sassa- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mr. Costa sawmill | |||
51 | ♀ -May- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1999 | x | 2001-05-13 | Hiroshima City Zoo (Asa Zoological Park) | |
52 | ♂ -Dai- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1999 | x | 2010-05-13 | Yamaguchi Safariland | |
53 | ♀ -Savu- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | 2010-06-00 | S.O.S. Elephants of Chad elephant orphanage | ||
54 | + ⚪ -unknown- | LC unknown | unknown | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Vrijburgh royal menagerie | |||
55 | ♂ -Solna- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
56 | ♀ -Annissa- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
57 | ♀ -Uppsala- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
58 | ⚪ -Afanere- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
59 | ♂ -Baghdad- | LC M | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Ivindo National Park | ||||
60 | ⚪ -Oldiri- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
61 | ⚪ -Ikwa- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
62 | ⚪ -Mondjabo- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
63 | ⚪ -Bongo- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
64 | ⚪ -Mbiado Providence- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
65 | ⚪ -Jengi- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
66 | ⚪ -Zhanar- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
67 | ⚪ -Djako Patience- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
68 | ⚪ -Djembe- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
69 | ⚪ -Falama- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
70 | ⚪ -Mahamat- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
71 | ⚪ -Dii- | LC | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
72 | ♀ -Desiré- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
73 | ♂ -Robinson- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
74 | ♂ -Robert- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
75 | ♂ -Martin- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
76 | ♂ -Loomis- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
77 | ♀ -Glenda- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
78 | ♂ -Joseph- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
79 | ♂ -Charles II- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
80 | ♂ -Charles- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
81 | ♀ -Carolina- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
82 | ♂ -Hamadou- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
83 | ♀ -Eka- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
84 | ♀ -Habsatu- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | Mount Cameroon National Park | |||
85 | + ♀ -Maria- | LC F | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | x | 1921-10-28 | Antwerp Zoo | ||
86 | + ♂ -Babar- | LC M | wild | 17 years(very wrong, db errors...) | 1956 | x | 1960-00-00 | Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) |