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Welcome to the Elephant encyclopedia and www.elephant.se, owned and managed by elephant consultant Dan Koehl. (ORCID Wikipedia article)

With 25 years online, this is the oldest website about elephants, presently under renovation, where old sections like The Elephant Glossary and Frequently asked questions about elephants (FAQ) from 1995 will soon be revised, updated and further developed.

Elephant database

Description to colors and abbreviations in database

:MMale elephant bull
:FFemale elephant cow
Unkn.Unknown sexed elephant
FCFree/direct contact managed
PCProtected contact managed
NCNo contact management
EM is Asian elephant species
LA is African savanna elephant
LC is African forest elephant

The Elephant Database is the largest online elephant database in the world and also possibly the largest database of animal individuals. Updated almost daily it presently presents

Reasons for elephant deathseuthanised * poisoned * falling into moats * mankillers various diseases like arthritis * elephant pox * cancer * colic * herpesvirus * pneumonia * rabies * tetanus * tuberculosis * Viral EMC - Elephant Encephalomyocarditis virus

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Deaths

Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Reason	Arrival	Location
† ♀ Fai	EM	F		2021-01-14?	?		2018-04-30	BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary)
† ♀ Sharima	EM	F	1995	2021-01-09	26	unknown	1999-07-29	Luján Zoo
† ⚪ Vedavathi	EM	unknown	2020	2020-12-13	1	disease infection	2019-06-00	Mysore Zoo
† ♀ Geetha	EM	F	1951	2020-12-13	70	age	1968-00-00	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
† ♀ Bua Baan	EM	F		2020-12-11	?	unknown	2016-10-00	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
Elephants dead in: 2021 \| 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000.

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Transfers

Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Age	Location	Arrival	From
♀ unknown	EM	F		?	Baan Chang Elephant Park	2021-01-12	Krabi Elephant Sanctuary
♀ unknown	EM	F		?	Baan Chang Elephant Park	2021-01-12	Krabi Elephant Sanctuary
♀ Ploy	EM	F		?	Baan Chang Elephant Park	2021-01-12	Krabi Elephant Sanctuary
⚪ unknown	EM	unknown	2020-00-00	1	Dhenkanal Kapilash animal Zoo and science park	2020-12-31	Sunapur village
♂ Balram	EM	M	2005?	16	Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park)	2020-12-06
Elephants transfered in: 2021 \| 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000.

100 Oldest Living Elephants

Nr	Age	Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Parents	Location
1	79	Kottoor Soman	EM	M	1942?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
2	77	Shirley	EM	F	1944	x	Wild Adventures
3	75	Moni	EM	M	1946?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
4	73	Shirley	EM	F	1948	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
5	73	Mysore II	EM	F	1948	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
6	73	Rajmangal	EM	M	1948?	x	Chhat Bir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park)
7	72	Anusha	EM	F	1949	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
8	72	Bandula (Bandoola)	EM	M	1949	x	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
9	72	Do	EM	M	1949	x	H Mui
10	72	Bijli Prasad	EM	M	1949	x	India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
11	71	Andal	EM	M	1950	x	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
12	70	Bua Ban	EM	F	1951	x	Maetaman Elephant Adventure
13	70	Pang Sombourn (พังสมบูรณ์)	EM	F	1951	x	Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
14	70	Boonsermsong	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
15	70	Pho-ngen	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
16	69	Savannah	EM	F	1952	x	El Paso Zoo
17	69	Roongsap	EM	F	1952	x	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
18	69	Radsch	EM	M	1952	x	Dushanbe Zoo
19	69	Sampath (Sumpath)	EM	M	1952	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
20	69	Nang (Mae Leh)	EM	F	1952	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
21	69	Amy	LA	F	1952?	x	Amboseli National Park
22	68	Billie (Billy)	EM	F	1953	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
23	68	Baby	EM	F	1953	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
24	68	Anura	EM	M	1953	x	Tama Zoological Park
25	68	MoMo	EM	F	1953	x	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
26	67	KamMeun	EM	M	1954	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
27	67	Kuttikrishnan	EM	M	1954	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
28	67	Gajendra	EM	M	1954	x	K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
29	67	Anne	EM	F	1954	x	Longleat Safari Park
30	67	Jackie	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
31	67	Jasmine	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
32	67	Wassana	EM	F	1954	x	Phuket Zoo
33	67	Thong Pool	EM	M	1954	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
34	67	Khun	EM	F	1954	x	Y Sam Luk
35	67	Prashant	EM	M	1954?	x	Hunsur Elephant Rescue Centre
36	67	Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi)	EM	F	1954?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
37	66	Targa	EM	F	1955	x	Augsburg Zoo
38	66	BanYen 1	EM	M	1955	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
39	66	Anarkali	EM	F	1955	x	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
40	66	Laxman (Lakshmana)	EM	M	1955	x	Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)
41	66	Mo Dee	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
42	65	Patra	EM	F	1956	x	Platschow Elefantenhof (Sonni Frankello)
43	65	Velayudhan	EM	M	1956	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
44	65	Phokaew (พลายโพธิ์แก้ว)	EM	M	1956	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
45	65	H Luan	EM	F	1956	x	Lak Lake Travel Co
46	65	Balarama	EM	M	1956?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
47	64	BanYen 2	EM	M	1957	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
48	64	Sarah	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
49	64	Aussan (Assam)	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
50	64	Ya Long	EM	F	1957	x	Kunming Zoo
51	64	Tricia	EM	F	1957	x	Perth Zoo
52	64	Thongkum (Thong Kham)	EM	F	1957	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
53	64	Santha	EM	F	1957	x	Shibu Joseph
54	63	Warda	EM	F	1958	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
55	63	KamPann	EM	M	1958	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
56	63	Gouri	EM	F	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
57	63	Narayankutty	EM	M	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
58	63	Ruth	EM	F	1958	x	Buttonwood Park Zoo
59	63	Merry (Mary)	EM	F	1958	x	Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS camp)
60	63	Barkha	EM	F	1958	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
61	63	Honey	EM	F	1958	x	Zooparque Itatiba
62	63	Padmavathi (Padmavati)	EM	F	1958	x	Mysore Zoo
63	63	Eng-wong (E-Wong)	EM	F	1958	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
64	63	Mae Tong Dee	EM	F	1958	x	GVI Elephant Rescue
65	63	Phanom	EM	F	1958	x	Thoms Pai Elephant Camp Home Stay & Spa
66	63	Said Ning Wan	EM	F	1958?	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
67	62	Gulab	EM	F	1959	x	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
68	62	Carla	EM	F	1959	x	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)
69	62	Cora	EM	F	1959	x	Topeka Zoo
70	62	Mae Bounnam	EM	F	1959	x	Elephant village (Tiger trails, XL camp)
71	62	Gajarajan Manikandan	EM	M	1959	x	Sankarankulangara temple
72	62	Kuweni	EM	F	1959	x	Molagoda elephant village camp
73	62	Chuong	EM	F	1959	x	Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo)
74	62	Kham Ngoạt	EM	M	1959	x	Y Tung Nie
75	62	Y Khun	EM	M	1959	x	Y Ly Srue
76	62	Plo	EM	F	1959	x	Y Jut B Krong
77	62	H Banh	EM	F	1959	x	Y So Enuol
78	62	Chum	EM	unknown	1959	x	Y Dhiu H Drue
79	62	Mahadeswara	EM	M	1959	x	The Art Of Living International Center (Sri Ravi Shankars Ashram)
80	62	Sri Nuan	EM	F	1959?	x	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
81	62	Burma (Birma)	EM	F	1959?	x	Taronga Western Plains Zoo
82	62	Boontong	EM	F	1959?	x	Elephant Special Tours
83	61	Motek	EM	M	1960	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
84	61	Devi Kali	EM	F	1960	x	Sauraha elephant breeding centre
85	61	Baby	EM	F	1960	x	Krakow Zoo
86	61	Annette Marie	EM	F	1960	x	Frank Murray (Elephant Walk)
87	61	Thara	EM	F	1960	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
88	61	Zina (Zita, Siena)	EM	F	1960	x	Little Rock Zoological Gardens
89	61	Lucky	EM	F	1960	x	San Antonio Zoo
90	61	Sambo (Sam Bo, Sombo)	EM	F	1960	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
91	61	Boun Su (Bon-Su)	EM	M	1960	x	All Lao elephant camp
92	61	Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ)	EM	F	1960	x	Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
93	61	Tamu (Tamy, Tommy)	EM	F	1960	x	Toluca Zoo
94	61	Saaw-eiat	EM	F	1960	x	Phang Nga Elephant Park
95	61	Ganga Prasad	EM	M	1960	x	India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
96	61	Gange	EM	F	1960	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
97	61	Jokia	EM	F	1960?	x	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
98	61	Pu Si	EM	M	1960?	x	Elephant Special Tours
99	61	Souai	EM	F	1960?	x	Ganesha Park
100	61	Pookie	EM	F	1960?	x	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
Among oldest dead elephants in the database is Lin wang (min 86), Lakshmikutty (min. 84), Big Gentry Babe (min. 70).

Pro elephantidarum hoc temporeFor Elephants – with the Times

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Pro elephantidarum hoc tempore
For Elephants – with the Times