Elephant captive breeding in Australasian Region
There are several elephants which are not listed with a ASMP number. The first elephant in Australia was Tommy and a female with unknown name, imported 1851 from Dacca, India.
The breeding of elephants in Australasian Region is supervised by the Australasian Species Management Program (ASMP) and care and management by Guidelines for Management of Elephants in Australasian Zoos. Both are within the (ARAZPA).
The import of elephants from Thailand in 2006 has so far resulted in 5 succesful births of Asian elephants, the first one was the male elephant Luk Chai born 2009, the second the female elephant Mali, born 2010, and the third was the male elephant Pathi Harn, born 2010.
The recently born elephants, without valid ASPM number, are listed at the bottom of this list.
There are 78 captive-born and wild-born elephants
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Name ASMP Nr |
Species Sex |
Birth | Status | Parents | Location Arrival |
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† 1 Rani (Rhanee, Ranee) |
EM F |
wild 1881 |
dead 1903-12-15 |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 1883-03-00 |
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† 2 Miss Siam |
EM F |
wild 1881 |
dead 1904-05-07 |
x | Adelaide Zoo 1884-01-01 |
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† 3 Jumbo |
EM M |
unknown 1875 |
dead 1896-06-15 |
x | Sydney Zoo (Moore Park) 1883-08-15 |
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† 4 Jessie |
EM F |
unknown 1875 |
dead 1939-09-26 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1916-00-00 |
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† 5 Queenie |
EM F |
wild 1900 |
dead 1945-06-22 |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 1902-03-03 |
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† 6 Mary Ann |
EM F |
wild |
dead 1934-01-20 |
x | Adelaide Zoo 1904-11-27 |
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† 7 Dundry (Jumbo?) |
EM M |
wild |
dead 1923-05-14 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1918-00-00 |
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† 7+ Sanook |
EM M |
captive-born 2013-01-17 |
dead 2013-12-03 |
Bong Su x Num-Oi | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2013-01-17 |
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† 8 Chinni |
EM F |
unknown 1917 |
dead 1922-05-22 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1922-05-15 |
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† 9 Jane |
EM F |
unknown 1917 |
dead |
x | Unknown 1922-12-22 |
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† 10 Jenny |
EM F |
unknown 1917 |
dead 1922-05-22 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1922-05-15 |
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† 11 Marijon |
EM F |
1917 |
dead |
x | Unknown 1935-06-07 |
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† 12 Jumbaroo |
EM M |
unknown 1907 |
dead |
x | Unknown 1922-05-30 |
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† 13 Jamuna |
EM F |
wild 1917 |
dead 1965-09-02 |
x | Auckland Zoo 1923-06-07 |
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† 14 Ranee |
EM F |
unknown 1903 |
dead 1961-12-24 |
x | Perth Zoo 1923-00-00 |
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† 15 Nellie (Nellikutha) |
EM F |
wild |
dead 1944-08-15 |
x | Wellington Zoo 1927-01-00 |
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† 16 Shusheela |
EM F |
unknown 1928 |
dead |
x | Perth Zoo 1936-05-12 |
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† 17 Chandra |
EM F |
unknown 1926 |
dead |
x | Unknown 1931-12-00 |
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† 18 Lilian |
EM F |
wild 1930 |
dead 1956-05-03 |
x | Adelaide Zoo 1934-05-12 |
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† 19 Jill |
EM F |
unknown 1913 |
dead 1977-02-28 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1935-11-25 |
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† 20 Rajah |
EM M |
unknown 1917 |
dead 1936-03-09 |
x | Auckland Zoo 1930-06-00 |
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† 21 Sarina |
EM F |
wild 1933 |
dead 1971-06-06 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1938-12-04 |
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† 22 Ranee I |
EM F |
unknown 1909 |
dead 1971-07-06 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1938-11-08 |
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† 23 Peggy |
EM F |
wild 1931 |
dead 1988-10-30 |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 1939-01-01 |
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† 24 Betty |
EM F |
wild 1931 |
dead 1973-09-25 |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 1939-01-01 |
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† 25 unknown |
EM F |
unknown |
dead 1956-07-04 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1947-04-22 |
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† 26 Nellie |
EM F |
unknown |
dead 1949-05-21 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1948-08-16 |
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† 27 Maharanee |
EM F |
wild 1942 |
dead 1961-01-01 |
x | Wellington Zoo 1949-01-01 |
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† 28 Gandhi |
EM M |
wild 1912 |
dead 1968-04-19 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1950-05-15 |
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† 29 Kassala |
EM F |
wild 1945 |
dead |
x | Bullens Circus 1957-12-30 |
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† 30 Alice |
EM F |
unknown 1891? |
dead 1956-07-04 |
x | Wirth Circus 1952-12-01 |
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† 31 unknown |
EM F |
dead |
x | Wirth Circus 1953-04-01 |
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† 32 Kamala |
EM F |
wild 1931 |
dead 1983-06-13 |
x | Wellington Zoo 1953-07-06 |
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† 33 Samorn |
EM F |
wild 1950 |
dead 1994-10-10 |
x | Monarto Zoological Park 1991-11-17 |
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† 34 Cauveri |
EM F |
unknown 1955 |
dead 1958-11-16 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1958-09-04 |
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† 35 Malini |
EM F |
wild 1953 |
dead 1971-02-27 |
x | Auckland Zoo 1961-08-04 |
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† 36 Ranee |
EM F |
wild 1955 |
dead 1998-11-29 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1962-11-01 |
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† 37 Helene |
EM F |
wild 1958 |
dead |
x | Ridgeways circus 1968-10-23 |
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38 Gigi |
EM F |
wild 1958 |
PC |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2008-01-14 |
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† 39 Gilda |
EM F |
wild 1948 |
dead |
x | Ashtons Circus 1968-11-13 |
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† 40 Joan |
EM F |
wild 1958 |
dead 1976-07-10 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1962-11-01 |
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† 41 Heeman (Heman) |
EM M |
wild 1956 |
dead 2006-12-28 |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2005-11-05 |
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† 42 Betty |
EM F |
unknown |
dead 1963-05-28 |
x | Taronga Zoo 1963-05-14 |
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43 Tricia |
EM F |
wild 1957 |
FC |
x | Perth Zoo 1963-01-23 |
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† 44 Tanya (Tania) |
EM F |
wild 1957 |
dead 2003 |
x | Ashtons Circus 1971-07-01 |
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† 45 Tara |
EM F |
unknown 1958 |
dead 1987-10-00 |
x | Sole Brothers Circus 1965-12-24 |
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† 46 Ma Schwe (Mashwe) |
EM F |
wild 1964 |
dead 1982-08-02 |
x | Auckland Zoo 1968-10-30 |
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† 47 Sheba (Nirvana) |
EM F |
wild 1967 |
dead |
x | Ridgeways circus 1973-08-00 |
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† 48 Bong Su |
EM M |
wild 1974-08-03 |
dead 2017-10-09 |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 1977-02-01 |
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49 Mek Kapah |
EM F |
wild 1973 |
FC |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 1978-05-11 |
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† 50 Kashin |
EM F |
unknown 1968-12-10 |
dead 2009-08-24 |
x | Auckland Zoo 1972-00-00 |
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51 Burma |
EM F |
unknown 1982 |
FC |
x | Auckland Zoo 1990-05-18 |
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52 Burma (Birma) |
EM F |
wild 1959? |
FC |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2005-05-18 |
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53 Putra Mas |
EM M |
wild 1989 |
PC |
x | Perth Zoo 1992-12-15 |
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† 54 Chepam (Teduh) |
EM F |
wild 1990 |
dead 2007-05-00 |
x | Perth Zoo 1992-12-15 |
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55 Permai |
EM F |
wild 1989 |
FC |
x | Perth Zoo 1992-12-15 |
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56 Num-Oi |
EM F |
captive-born 2001 |
FC |
Num Sek x Lampoon | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2006-11-06 |
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57 Kulab |
EM F |
captive-born 2000 |
FC |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2006-11-06 |
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58 Chaba (Dokkoon) |
EM F |
captive-born 1993 |
FC |
x | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2006-11-06 |
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59 Gung (Prawn) |
EM M |
unknown 2000 |
FC |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2018-02-09 |
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60 Thong Dee |
EM F |
unknown 2000 |
FC |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2015-04-30 |
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61 Tang Mo |
EM F |
unknown 1999 |
FC |
x | Taronga Zoo 2006-11-02 |
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62 Pak Boon |
EM F |
unknown 1992 |
FC |
x | Taronga Zoo 2006-11-02 |
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63 Porntip |
EM F |
unknown 1992 |
FC |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2015-04-24 |
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† 64 Bimbo |
EM F |
wild 1959 |
dead 2013-09-00 |
x | Australia Zoo 2003-00-00 |
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† 65 Siam |
EM F |
wild 1957 |
dead 2013-02-00 |
x | Australia Zoo 2003-00-00 |
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66 Sabu |
EM F |
wild 1958 |
FC |
x | Bullens Animal World 2013-10-00 |
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† 67 Arna (Arnah) |
EM F |
wild 1958 |
dead 2012-09-14 |
x | Western Plains Zoo 2008-01-14 |
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† 68 Bambi |
EM F |
wild 1960 |
dead 1996-07-00 |
x | Stardust Circus 1993-05-00 |
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69 Luk Chai |
EM M |
captive-born 2009-07-04 |
FC |
Gung (Prawn) x Thong Dee | Western Plains Zoo 2015-04-30 |
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70 Mali |
EM F |
captive-born 2010-01-16 |
FC |
Bong Su x Chaba (Dokkoon) | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2010-01-15 |
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71 Pathi Harn |
EM M |
captive-born 2010-03-10 |
FC |
Bong Su x Porntip | Western Plains Zoo 2015-04-24 |
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72 Ongard |
EM M |
captive-born 2010-09-10 |
FC |
Bong Su x Kulab | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2010-09-10 |
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73 Tukta |
EM F |
captive-born 2010-11-02 |
FC |
Gung (Prawn) x Pak Boon | Taronga Zoo 2010-11-02 |
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74? (unconfirmed) Anjalee (Anjali) |
EM F |
captive-born 2006-08-23 |
FC |
Jayathu x Mayuri | Auckland Zoo 2015-06-21 |
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† 75? (unconfirmed) Willow |
EM F |
captive-born 2016-06-15 |
dead 2016-08-02 |
Putra Mas x Num-Oi | Royal Melbourne Zoological Park 2016-06-15 |
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76? (unconfirmed) Sabai |
EM M |
captive-born 2016-11-02 |
unknown |
Gung (Prawn) x Thong Dee | Western Plains Zoo 2016-11-02 |
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77? (unconfirmed) Jai Dee |
EM M |
captive-born 2017-05-26 |
unknown |
Gung (Prawn) x Pak Boon | Taronga Zoo 2017-05-26 |