Elephant facts and information database
Welcome to a website with facts and information about elephants presented on Internet since 1995. Theres different ways of finding information on the website. To the left you find the navigation links which often opens new submenues, be sure to look for them. At the elephant glossary/encyclopedia youll find alphabetical listings. At recent changes about elephants you find the latest database changes or contributions. At elephant FAQ you find frequently asked questions about elephants. Theres also an elephant database where you can search for elephants, locations, countries and more. There is also a site search function in the upper left corner, you will find each of the 5425 elephants (including
484
breeding cows and
190 breeding bulls)
, and each of the
1543 location facilities in
104 countries.
Among links to the left, theres also sections which incorporates the database, like diseases like tuberculosis or herpesvirus virus, as well as breeding topics like artificial insemination, or american studbook(uncomplete), european studbook(uncomplete), list of names, summarize and graphical statistics and the latest changes in the elephant database. (RSS).
The 5 most recent births of elephants
| Name | Species | Sex | Weight | Birth | Parents | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kina | EM | F | 70 kgs 154 lbs | 2009-11-10 | Alexander x Indra | Amersfoort Zoo |
| unknown | EM | F | ? | 2009-09-04 | Plai Bird x Phang Sombat | Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens |
| Daizy | EM | F | 144 kgs 316.8 lbs | 2009-09-02 | Albert x Rosie (Rozana) | Rio Grande Zoo |
| Zuri | LA | F | 114 kgs 250.8 lbs | 2009-08-10 | Jack (Jackson) x Christie | Hogle Zoo (Salt City Zoo) |
| Ganesh Vijay | EM | M | 100 kgs 220 lbs | 2009-08-06 | Emmet x Leggy Blonde (Noor Jahan) | Twycross Zoo |
| All elephants born in: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 Show only Asians, only Africans, both or 22 pregnant captive elephants | All stillbirths | The latest births of elephants on your website! | |||||
The 5 most recent deaths of elephants
| Name | Species | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Reason | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| † Chellam (Chellamma) | EM | F | 2005 | 2009-11-20 | 4 | disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus? |
Madras Vandalur Zoo (Arignar Anna Zoological Park) |
| † Sammy | EM | M | 1992-03-27 | 2009-10-29 | 17 | unknown |
Parc Paradisio |
| † Raja | EM | 2009 | 2009-10-08 | 0 | disease internal chest and intestine injuries, diarrhoea |
Tata Steel zoological park | |
| † noname | LA | F | 2009-10-04 | ? | age constipation |
Djuma Game Reserve | |
| † Sheba (Buki) | EM | F | 1958 | 2009-09-28 | 51 | age |
Buffalo Zoo |
| All elephants dead in: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000. Show only Asians, Africans, both | |||||||
The 5 most recent transfers of elephants
| Name | Species | Sex | Birth | Age | Location | Arrival | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinga | LA | F | 1987 | 22 | Poznan Zoo | 2009-11-24 | Katowice Zoo |
| Kizia (Kizi, Kizior) | LA | F | 1987 | 22 | Poznan Zoo | 2009-11-24 | Katowice Zoo |
| Jumbo (Mila) | LA | F | 1974 | 35 | Franklin Zoo and Wildlife sanctuary | 2009-11-23 | Circus Loritz |
| Jenny | EM | F | 1983 | 26 | Karlsruhe Zoo | 2009-11-20 | Heidelberg Zoo |
| Champa | EM | F | ? | Kanpur Allen Forest Zoo | 2009-11-20 | Chanda Devi | |
| All elephants transfered in: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000. Show only Asians, Africans, both | |||||||
5 oldest living elephants
| Age | Name | Species | Sex | Birth | Parents | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Taj | EM | F | 1940 | x | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Six Flags Marine World) |
| 69 | Bee (Burma) | EM | F | 1940 | x | Toluca Zoo (Zoologico de Zacango) |
| 64 | Java | EM | F | 1945 | x | Lyon Zoo (Jardin zoologique de la Ville Lyon) |
| 63 | Mary | EM | F | 1946-06-01 | x | Sanford Central Florida Zoological Park |
| 62 | Hanako | EM | F | 1947 | x | Inokashira Park Zoo |
| Show 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100 oldest elephants in the database which are over 40 years. Show only Asians, only Africans, both | ||||||
| Among oldest dead elephants in the database is Lin wang (min 86), Lakshmikutty (min. 84), Big Gentry Babe (min. 70). | ||||||




