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 horizontal navigation, you will find each of the 5561 elephants (including
509
breeding cows and
200 breeding bulls)
, and each of the
1572 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| notnamed | EM | F | ? | 2010-01-15 | Bong Su x Dokkoon | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park |
| unknown | EM | ? | 2010-01-03 | x | Ban Kwan Chang elephant camp | |
| notnamed | LA | F | 90 kgs 198 lbs | 2009-12-27 | Tonga x Veri | Hodenhagen Serengeti-Park |
| Jamuna Toni | EM | F | 113 kgs 248.6 lbs | 2009-12-21 | Gajendra x Panang | Munich Zoo (Munchner Tierpark Hellabrunn) |
| Kina | EM | F | 70 kgs 154 lbs | 2009-11-10 | Alexander x Indra | Amersfoort Zoo |
| All elephants born in: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 Show only Asians, only Africans, both or 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| † Schöpfi | EM | F | 1958 | 2010-02-03 | 52 | foot problems |
Dresden Zoo |
| † Tribhuvankali | EM | F | 2010-01-13 | ? | age |
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) | |
| † Josky (Patne) | EM | F | 1967 | 2010-01-08 | 43 | euthanised declining health |
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation |
| † Christy | LA | F | 1980 | 2009-12-22 | 30 | euthanised kidney failure |
Brookfield Zoo |
| † Kiba (Chupa) | LA | F | 1982 | 2009-12-17 | 28 | euthanised degenerative joint disease |
Nashville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subarna | EM | M | 2009 | 1 | Calcutta Zoo (Alipore Zoological gardens) | 2010-02-02 | |
| Noah | LA | M | 2005-05-25 | 5 | Sosto Zoo (Nyiregyhazi Allatpark) | 2009-12-29 | Ramat Gan Zoo |
| Boten | LA | M | 2006-01-31 | 4 | Sosto Zoo (Nyiregyhazi Allatpark) | 2009-12-29 | Ramat Gan Zoo |
| Kibo | LA | M | 2005-10-09 | 5 | Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn) | 2009-12-02 | Wuppertal Zoo |
| Numbi | LA | F | 1992 | 18 | Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn) | 2009-12-02 | Wuppertal Zoo |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Taj | EM | F | 1940 | x | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Six Flags Marine World) |
| 70 | Bee (Burma) | EM | F | 1940 | x | Toluca Zoo (Zoologico de Zacango) |
| 65 | Java | EM | F | 1945 | x | Lyon Zoo (Jardin zoologique de la Ville Lyon) |
| 64 | Mary | EM | F | 1946-06-01 | x | Sanford Central Florida Zoological Park |
| 63 | 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). | ||||||
