Elephant heights

172 elephants with known measured body heights of elephants in this database

The average measured height of Elephas maximus is 2.74 meters = 8.99 feet

The average measured height of Loxodonta africana is 3.25 meters = 10.66 feet

The average measured height of Loxodonta cyclotis is 2.3 meters = 7.55 feet

The average measured height of Loxodonta cyclotis is 4 meters = 13.12 feet

Name	Species Sex	Origin	Age	Height meter	Height feet	Death date	Parents	Arrival - Location
+ -Chatham Elephant-	PA M	wild	years	4.00	13.12		x	Upnor dig
-Carl-	LA M	wild		3.75	12.30		x	1985-07-28 Tallinn Zoo
-Yossi-	LA M	captive-born		3.70	12.14		Timbo x Bahati	Ramat Gan Zoo
+ -Tembo-	LA M	wild		3.50	11.48	1970-05-05	x	1936-06-05 Copenhagen Zoo
-Thabo-	LA M	wild		3.50	11.48		x	1981-12-00 Pilanesberg National Park
+ -Tembo-	LA M	wild		3.45	11.32	1977-08-30	x	1963-05-31 Hannover Zoo
+ -Raja Gaj (wild)-	EM M	wild		3.43	11.25	2007?	x	Bardia National Park (BNP)
-Calimero-	LA M	wild		3.40	11.15		x	2004-04-27 Beekse Bergen Safaripark
+ -Vauka-	LA M	wild		3.40	11.15	1977-10-00	x	1955-06-01 Kronberg Opel Zoo
+ -Boy-	EM M	wild		3.35	10.99	1879-07-18	x	1857-07-06 Berlin Zoo
+ -David Sjölanders elephant-	LA M	wild		3.35	10.99	1948-12-04	x	Huila Province
-Alexander-	EM M	captive-born		3.30	10.83		Motek x Warda	2021-07-02 Lodz Zoo
+ -Boy-	EM M	unknown		3.30	10.83	2010-04-26	x	1972-12-07 Kiev Zoo
-Mekong-	EM M	wild		3.30	10.83		x	2020-05-20 Knies Kinderzoo
+ -Pa Mai-	EM M	wild		3.30	10.83	2009-06-28	x	2002-10-19 Changsha Zoo
+ -Sudan-	LA M	wild		3.30	10.83	1980-11-20	x	1960-04-02 Leipzig Zoo
+ -Phukhao Thong (Chao Phraya Chayanuprab, Chao Phraya Prab Hongsawadi)-	EM M			3.30	10.83		x	King Naresuan Sanphet II of Ayutthaya
+ -Radsch-	EM M	wild		3.25	10.66	2013-10-01	x	2003-10-03 Emmen Zoo
+ -Assam-	EM M	wild		3.25	10.66	2000-01-26	x	1968-08-06 Kharkiv Zoo (Kharkov Zoo)
+ -Siporex-	EM M	captive-born		3.24	10.63	1999-11-23	Frank x Lene (Lena)	1973-10-03 Hannover Zoo
+ -Kenny-	LA M	wild		3.20	10.50	1998-05-19	x	1984-08-02 Basel Zoo
+ -Siam-	EM M	wild		3.20	10.50	1997-09-29	x	1964-08-28 Paris Zoo Vincennes
+ -Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan-	EM M	wild		3.20	10.50	1976-12-02	x	1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
+ -Packy-	EM M	captive-born		3.20	10.50	2017-02-09	Thonglaw x Belle	1962-04-14 Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
-Victor-	EM M	captive-born		3.20	10.50		Motek x Warda	2000-09-22 Berlin Zoo
-Tumjai-	EM M	captive-born		3.20	10.50		Noi x	Surin elephant study center (Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village)
+ -Boy-	EM M	wild		3.20	10.50	1938-02-00	x	1929-00-00 Munich Zoo
+ -Nadungamuwa Raja-	EM M	wild		3.20	10.50	2022-03-07	x	Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth
-Tooth-	LA M	wild		3.20	10.50		x	2024-06-07 Bioparc Valencia
+ -Tusker-	LA M	wild		3.20	10.50	2023-08-09	x	2021-04-07 Basel Zoo
-Thisiam-	EM M	captive-born		3.19	10.47		Siam x Kaveri (Cauvery)	2015-08-05 Knies Kinderzoo
+ -Tembe (wild)-	LA M	wild		3.18	10.43	2020-09-00	x	2019-09-07 Addo Elephant National Park
-Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran-	EM M	wild		3.16	10.37		x	Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom
+ -Sahib Fridolin-	EM M	captive-born		3.15	10.33	1994-12-23	Siam x Ceylon	1991-03-02 Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
-Bindu-	EM M	wild		3.15	10.33		x	2004-09-10 Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)
+ -Luka-	EM M	captive-born		3.15	10.33	2022-10-05	Mita x Tisa	2013-06-27 Osnabruck Zoo
-Chirakkal Kalidasan-	EM M	wild		3.14	10.30		x	Chirakkal Madhu
-Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju-	EM M	wild		3.11	10.20		x	Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)
+ -Kibo-	LA M	captive-born		3.10	10.17	2022-07-08?	Tembo x Beira	2013-09-00 Bioparc Valencia
+ -Harry-	EM M	wild		3.10	10.17	1934-07-08	x	1905-06-08 Berlin Zoo
+ -Brahma-	EM M	wild		3.10	10.17	1940-11-00	x	Circus Krone
-Puthuppally Kesavan-	EM M	wild		3.09	10.14		x	Pothen Varghese
+ -Colonel Joe (Dillinger, Wise Guy)-	EM M	wild		3.08	10.10	2012-05-01?	x	2002-00-00 Circus Krone
-Pampady Rajan-	EM M	wild		3.08	10.10		x	M.A. Thomas
-Kuttankulangara Arjunan-	EM M	wild		3.06	10.04		x	Kuttankulangara Sri Krishna Temple
+ -Motek-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.01	2022-02-27	x	1981-00-00 Ramat Gan Zoo
-Nikolai-	EM M	captive-born		3.05	10.01		Tusko x Kitty (Mookee)	2021-07-02 Munster Zoo
+ -Cherpulassery Parthan-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.01	2019-05-07?	x	Sunil Kumar P
+ -Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.01	2024-03-25	x	Mangalamkunnu brothers
-Utolly Anantha Padmanabhan-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.01		x	U.P. Krishnankutty
-Kataragama Vasana-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.01		x	1978-00-00 Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya
+ -Paramekkavu Sree Padmanabhan-	EM M	wild		3.03	9.94	2022-07-10	x	2005-00-00 Paramekkavu Devaswom temple
+ -Reghuram Manisseri-	EM M	unknown		3.03	9.94	2021-06-09	x	1999-00-00 Vadakkoot Haridas
+ -Iravatha-	EM M	wild		3.01	9.88	1952-07-00	x	1940-00-00 Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur
+ -Kuttisankaran-	EM M	wild		3.01	9.88	2020-07-26	x	1969-00-00 Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
-Birma-	EM F	wild		3.00	9.84		x	1981-09-08 Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau)
-Chawang (Lasah)-	EM M	wild		3.00	9.84		x	1991-10-07 Singapore Night Safari
+ -Jumbo-	EM M	wild		3.00	9.84	1953-03-10	x	1919-06-08 Copenhagen Zoo
+ -Vishnu Sankar-	EM M	wild		3.00	9.84	2022-09-25?	x	2003-00-00 Sasidhar C S
-Teh-	EM F	wild		2.99	9.81		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Saida-	EM F	wild		2.98	9.78		x	2021-10-13 Karlsruhe Zoo
+ -Mangalamkunnu Kannan-	EM M	wild		2.98	9.78	2021-01-28	x	Geetha P D
+ -Dunja-	EM F	wild		2.96	9.71	2024-08-07	x	2018-09-00 Skopje Zoo
+ -Nayarambalam Ramankutty-	EM M	unknown		2.95	9.68	2011-06-06	x	1993-12-00 Nayarambalam Bhagavathy Temple (Nayarambalam NSS Trust)
+ -Chirakkal Mahadevan-	EM M	unknown		2.95	9.68	2017-02-23	x	Chirakkal Madhu
-Voi Nam-	EM M	captive-born		2.93	9.61		Mekong x Trinh	2015-05-12 Leipzig Zoo
+ -Edakkalathoor Arjunan-	EM M	unknown		2.93	9.61	2022-04-01	x	Bhaskaran Nair
+ -Miry -	LA F	wild		2.90	9.51	2015-05-18	x	2012-12-14 Fasano Zoosafari
-Kottoor Soman-	EM M	wild		2.89	9.48		x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
-Tembo-	LA M	wild		2.86	9.38		x	2022-12-02 Bojnice Zoo
+ -Vanni-	LA F	wild		2.85	9.35	2006-08	x	2005-10-03 Nikolaev Zoo
-Dugul-	EM M	wild		2.82	9.25		x	Way Kambas national park (WKNP)
-Bac Kham-	EM M	unknown		2.80	9.19		x	Y Bo Ksor
+ -Kaspar-	EM M	captive-born		2.70	8.86	1927-03-00	Chang x Ellen	1922-10-00 Jardin d´Acclimatation
-Tenang-	EM M	wild		2.68	8.79		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Ayesha (Baby)-	EM F	wild		2.65	8.69		x	2003-09-01 Madrid Safari
+ -Dok-	EM M	unknown		2.65	8.69		x	2005-00-00 Buon Don Tourist Centre
-Kham Thung-	EM M	unknown		2.63	8.63		x	1999-00-00 Y Don Eban
-Aji-	EM M	unknown		2.63	8.63		x	Tegal Yoso elephant respons unit (ERU)
+ -Donkey-	EM F	wild		2.62	8.60	2003-05-26	x	1965-00-00 Kolmarden Zoo
-Betty-	LA F	wild		2.60	8.53		x	2012-12-14 Fasano Zoosafari
-Bac Plang-	EM M	unknown		2.60	8.53		x	2005-00-00 Y Lit Ksor
+ -Kham On-	EM F	unknown		2.60	8.53	2015-03-00?	x	2006-00-00 Y Thok Knul (Y Tok)
+ -HYaly (Ya U)-	EM F	unknown		2.57	8.43	2014-06-00	x	2000-00-00 Y Bich
-Na Van-	EM F	unknown		2.54	8.33		x	2009-05-00 Lak Lake Travel Co
-Kham Sinh-	EM M	unknown		2.50	8.20		x	1985-00-00 Y Tep Budam
-Y Tor-	EM M	unknown		2.50	8.20		x	2001-00-00 Y Lanh Nie Kdam
-Bun Nang-	EM F	unknown		2.50	8.20		x	2006-00-00 Y Sor Hra
-Y Blo-	EM F	unknown		2.45	8.04		x	2009-00-00 Y Lanh Nie Kdam
+ -H Banh-	EM F	unknown		2.43	7.97	2010-12-11	x	2002-00-00 Buon Don tour company
+ -Nika-	EM F	wild		2.40	7.87	1999-12-01	x	1999-10-22 Estepona Selwo safari park
-Meli-	EM F	unknown		2.40	7.87		x	2018-03-00 Braja Harjosari elephant response unit (ERU)
-Riska-	EM F	unknown		2.40	7.87		x	Tegal Yoso elephant respons unit (ERU)
+ -Y Lam-	EM F	unknown		2.37	7.78		x	Y Phen Ksor
-Ta Nuon-	EM F	unknown		2.36	7.74		x	2007-00-00 Y Khu Eban
+ -Jambo II-	LC F	wild		2.30	7.55	1982-05-18	x	1960-09-22 Berlin Zoo
+ -Buon Nhan-	EM F	unknown		2.29	7.51	2013-04-09	x	Y Glur B Krong
-Guntur Ria (Gunturia)-	EM F			2.20	7.22		x	Way Bungur Elephant Respond Unit (ERU)
-H Khun-	EM F	unknown		2.19	7.18		x	Buon Don Tourist Centre
+ -Bunny-	EM F	wild		2.16	7.09	2009-05-14	x	1999-09-29 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
-Limau-	EM F	wild		1.93	6.33		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Jambu-	EM F	wild		1.91	6.27		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Abong-	EM M	wild		1.88	6.17		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Che Long-	EM M	wild		1.80	5.91		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Puteri-	EM F	wild		1.72	5.64		x	2014-02-00 Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Wulan-	EM F	unknown		1.70	5.58		x	Tegal Yoso elephant respons unit (ERU)
-Detox-	EM M	wild		1.60	5.25		x	Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Dusun-	EM F	wild		1.56	5.12		x	Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Abby-	EM M	wild		1.42	4.66		x	Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Badol-	EM M	wild		1.40	4.59		x	Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Ketiar-	EM F	wild		1.30	4.27		x	Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
-Gawi-	EM F	wild		1.20	3.94		x	Kenyir Elephant Village (KEV)
+ -Fénykövi elephant-	LA M	wild		3.96	13.00	1955-11-13	x	Cuando River region
+ -Tina-	EM F	captive-born		3.63	11.90	2004-07-21	Thonglaw x Rosy	2003-08-11 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
-Spike (Ganesha)-	EM M	captive-born		3.51	11.50		Dahlip x Seetna	2018-03-24 Smithsonian National Zoological Park
+ -Tantor-	LA M	wild		3.41	11.20	1989-08-02	x	1974-07-30 Toronto Zoo
+ -Joyraj-	EM M	unknown		3.35	11.00	2014-01-08	x	Bagori elephant camp (Kaziranga)
+ -Willy-	LA M	wild		3.35	11.00	2023-07-19	x	2011-04-05 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
+ -Tim (wild)-	LA M	wild		3.35	11.00	2020-03-04	x Trista (wild)	1969-00-00 Amboseli National Park
+ -Jumbo-	LA M	wild		3.32	10.90	1885-09-15	x	1882-04-09 Barnum & Bailey Circus
-Uttoly Rajasekhar-	EM M	wild		3.20	10.50		x	U.P. Krishnankutty
+ -Fritz-	EM M	wild		3.17	10.40	1902-06-11	x	1897-00-00 Barnum and Baileys circus European tour
+ -Tonka-	LA M	wild		3.14	10.30	2024-05-08	x	1981-03-10 Knoxville Zoo
+ -Onyx (Big Mac)-	EM M	wild		3.08	10.10	2002-05-22	x	1980-09-26 Dickerson Park Zoo
-Bulwagi-	LA M	captive-born		3.05	10.00		Peter x Mama	2010-12-06 Birmingham Zoo
+ -Chico-	LA M	wild		3.05	10.00	2011-07-09	x	2003-05-02 Caldwell Zoo
-Minnie (Packy II, Talli)-	EM F	wild		3.05	10.00		x	2006-01-31 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
+ -Forepaughs Bolivar-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.00	1908-07-21	x	1888-12-25 Philadelphia Zoo
+ -Gaja Ratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.00	2020-02-26	x	1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
-Ayyappankutty-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.00		x	1978-00-00 Mangalamkunnu brothers
+ -Matt (wild)-	LA M	wild		3.05	10.00	2019-10-07?	x	Samburu National Reserve
-Utolly Ganapathy-	EM M	wild		2.96	9.70		x	U.P. Krishnankutty
+ -Pattabhiraama (Pattabhi Raman)-	EM M	wild		2.96	9.70		x	1935-00-00 Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
-Ajani-	LA M	captive-born		2.93	9.60		Maclean (Mac) x Ivory	2023-09-00 Toledo Zoo
-Utolly Padmanaban-	EM M	wild		2.90	9.50		x	U.P. Krishnankutty
-Uttoly Ayyappan-	EM M			2.90	9.50		x	U.P. Krishnankutty
+ -Khartoum-	LA M	wild		2.87	9.40	1931-10-23	x	1907-06-25 Bronx Zoo
+ -Shirley-	EM F	wild		2.74	9.00	2021-02-14	x	1999-07-06 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
-Bubbles-	LA F	wild		2.74	9.00		x	1984-00-00 T.I.G.E.R.S. (Bhagavan Antle)
-Debbie-	EM F	wild		2.74	9.00		x	2006-02-07 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
+ -Frieda (Freida, Taffy)-	EM F	wild		2.74	9.00	2015-03-09	x	2006-02-09 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
+ -Millangoda Podi Raja-	EM M	unknown		2.74	9.00	2020-06-29	x	1956-00-00 Millangoda elephant camp
+ -Donna-	EM F	wild		2.65	8.70	2006-11-17	x	1975-00-00 Hollywild Animal Park (David Meeks)
+ -Olaboduwe Aliya-	EM M	wild		2.59	8.50	2005	x	B. B. Yayasekhara
+ -Maude (Melba)-	EM F	wild		2.59	8.50	2013-11-27	x	2011-02-21 Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo)
+ -Jaya Raja-	EM M	wild		2.59	8.50	1994	x	1966-00-00 Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth
+ -Barnes Trilby-	EM F	wild		2.56	8.40	1952-07-01	x	1949-00-00 Mills Brothers Circus
-Renee-	LA F	wild		2.53	8.30		x	1982-06-28 Toledo Zoo
+ -Barnes Big Jewell-	EM F	wild		2.53	8.30	1955-12-03	x	1939-00-00 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
+ -Minyahk (Ole C.C.)-	EM F	wild		2.53	8.30	2010-08-04	x	1999-03-31 Dickerson Park Zoo
+ -Jenny-	EM F	wild		2.50	8.20	2006-10-17	x	1996-09-11 Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
+ -Yasso (Jasso)-	EM F	wild		2.35	7.70		x	Hickory Tree Wild Animal farm
+ -Sells Dutch (Duchess)-	EM F	wild		2.04	6.70	1946	x	1939-00-00 Franklin Park Zoo
+ -Owosso Mastodon-	MA F	wild		4.79	15.70		x	Owosso farm site
+ -Kariger Mastodon-	MA M	wild		4.27	14.00		x	Henry Kariger ranch
+ -Biligiriranga-	EM M	wild		3.66	12.00		x	Mysore Palace Temple
+ -Chengallor Ranganathan-	EM M	wild		3.51	11.50	1917	x	Chengalloor Sree Mahadeva Temple
+ -Gajendra-	EM M	wild		3.47	11.40		x	Mysore Palace Temple
+ -Airavatha-	EM M	wild		3.35	11.00		x	Mysore Palace Temple
+ -Nanu Eezhuthassan Sivasankaran-	EM M	wild		3.23	10.60		x	P. S. Jayagopal
-Gajaba-	EM M	wild		3.05	10.00		x	Galgamuwa range forest
-Rashit-	EM M	wild		2.87	9.40		x	Amer Fort elephant village
-Sonu-	EM M	unknown		2.80	9.20		x	Amer Fort elephant village
+ -Thonglaw-	EM M	wild		2.77	9.10	1974-11-25	x	1961-10-27 Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
+ -Bosco-	EM M	wild		2.74	9.00	1893-00-00	x	1888-11-00 Rio de Janeiro Zoo (Vila Isabel)
-Maruti-	EM F	wild		2.71	8.90		x	1999-00-00 Amer Fort elephant village
-Bobby-	EM F	wild		2.59	8.50		x	Amer Fort elephant village
-Radha-	EM F	wild		2.47	8.10		x	1999-00-00 Amer Fort elephant village
+ -Lissy-	EM F	wild		2.44	8.00		x	Unknown
-Chanchal-	EM F	wild		2.44	8.00		x	Amer Fort elephant village
-Anarkali-	EM F	wild		2.38	7.80		x	Amer Fort elephant village
-Rangmala-	EM F	wild		2.35	7.70		x	Amer Fort elephant village