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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.

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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 | All stillbirths The latest births of elephants
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Reasons for elephant deaths

euthanised * 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
† ♀ Landa	LA	F	1984?	2020-10-27?	36	unknown	1986-04-28	Pretoria Zoo
† ♀ Himeko	EM	F	1977	2020-10-24?	43	disease foot problem	2013-09-11	Himeji Zoo
† ♂ Ranga	EM	M	1985	2020-10-24	35	killed by wild elephants	1985-00-00	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
† ♂ Ekadanta	EM	M	1985?	2020-10-20?	35	disease cardiac arrest	2018-00-00	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
† ♀ Lakshmi	EM	F	1966?	2020-10-18	54	unknown		Dawood Meeran
Elephants dead in: 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000. Show only Asians, Africans, both

The 5 Most Recent Elephant Transfers

Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Age	Location	Arrival	From
♀ unknown	EM	F		?	Sungai Ketiar elephant sanctuary	2020-10-27	Malaysia unspecified location
♀ Drumbo	LA	F	1974	46	Dvur Kralove Zoo	2020-10-23	Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
♂ Jack	LA	M	1992	28	Sosto Zoo	2020-10-20	Basel Zoo
♂ Awang Uban (wild)	EM	M		?	Taman Negara National Park	2020-10-17	Lata Rek Forest Reserve
♂ Jogi	LA	M	2014-08-14	6	La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon	2020-10-14	Wuppertal Zoo
Elephants transfered in: 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000. Show only Asians, Africans, both

100 Oldest Living Elephants

Nr	Age	Name	Species	Sex	Birth	Parents	Location
1	78	Kottoor Soman	EM	M	1942?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
2	76	Shirley	EM	F	1944	x	Wild Adventures
3	75	Sumatra	EM	F	1945?	x	Circus Corty Althoff
4	74	Moni	EM	M	1946?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
5	72	Shirley	EM	F	1948	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
6	72	Mysore II	EM	F	1948	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
7	72	Rajmangal	EM	M	1948?	x	Chhat Bir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park)
8	71	Anusha	EM	F	1949	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
9	71	Duna	EM	F	1949	x	Unknown
10	71	Bandula (Bandoola)	EM	M	1949	x	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
11	71	Do	EM	M	1949	x	H Mui
12	71	Bijli Prasad	EM	M	1949	x	India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
13	70	Andal	EM	M	1950	x	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
14	70	Dinesan	EM	M	1950	x	Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad)
15	70	Elu	EM	F	1950?	x	Unknown
16	69	Bua Ban	EM	F	1951	x	Maetaman Elephant Camp
17	69	Pang Sombourn (พังสมบูรณ์)	EM	F	1951	x	Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
18	69	Boonsermsong	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
19	69	Pho-ngen	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
20	69	Geetha	EM	F	1951	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
21	68	Savannah	EM	F	1952	x	El Paso Zoo
22	68	Roongsap	EM	F	1952	x	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
23	68	Radsch	EM	M	1952	x	Dushanbe Zoo
24	68	Sampath (Sumpath)	EM	M	1952	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
25	68	Nang (Mae Leh)	EM	F	1952	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
26	68	Amy	LA	F	1952?	x	Amboseli National Park
27	67	Billie (Billy)	EM	F	1953	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
28	67	Baby	EM	F	1953	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
29	67	Anura	EM	M	1953	x	Tama Zoological Park
30	67	Kham Poy	EM	F	1953	x	Unknown
31	67	MoMo	EM	F	1953	x	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
32	66	KamMeun	EM	M	1954	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
33	66	Kuttikrishnan	EM	M	1954	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
34	66	Gajendra	EM	M	1954	x	K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
35	66	Anne	EM	F	1954	x	Longleat Safari Park
36	66	Jackie	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
37	66	Jasmine	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
38	66	Wassana	EM	F	1954	x	Phuket Zoo
39	66	Thong Pool	EM	M	1954	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
40	66	Khun	EM	F	1954	x	Y Sam Luk
41	66	Prashant	EM	M	1954?	x	Hunsur Elephant Rescue Centre
42	66	Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi)	EM	F	1954?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
43	65	Targa	EM	F	1955	x	Augsburg Zoo
44	65	BanYen 1	EM	M	1955	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
45	65	Anarkali	EM	F	1955	x	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
46	65	Laxman (Lakshmana)	EM	M	1955	x	Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)
47	65	Mony (Moni)	EM	F	1955	x	Unknown
48	65	Bua Kam	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
49	65	Mo Dee	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
50	64	Patra	EM	F	1956	x	Platschow Elefantenhof (Sonni Frankello)
51	64	Velayudhan	EM	M	1956	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
52	64	Phokaew (พลายโพธิ์แก้ว)	EM	M	1956	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
53	64	H Luan	EM	F	1956	x	Lak Lake Travel Co
54	64	Balarama	EM	M	1956?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
55	63	BanYen 2	EM	M	1957	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
56	63	Sarah	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
57	63	Aussan (Assam)	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
58	63	Ya Long	EM	F	1957	x	Kunming Zoo
59	63	Tricia	EM	F	1957	x	Perth Zoo
60	63	Thongkum (Thong Kham)	EM	F	1957	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
61	63	Santha	EM	F	1957	x	Shibu Joseph
62	63	Sekandra	LA	M	1957?	x	Red Star Circus (New Star Circus)
63	62	Warda	EM	F	1958	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
64	62	KamPann	EM	M	1958	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
65	62	Gouri	EM	F	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
66	62	Narayankutty	EM	M	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
67	62	Ruth	EM	F	1958	x	Buttonwood Park Zoo
68	62	Eleanor	LA	F	1958	x	Tsavo National Park
69	62	Merry (Mary)	EM	F	1958	x	Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS camp)
70	62	Barkha	EM	F	1958	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
71	62	Honey	EM	F	1958	x	Zooparque Itatiba
72	62	Padmavathi (Padmavati)	EM	F	1958	x	Mysore Zoo
73	62	Eng-wong (E-Wong)	EM	F	1958	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
74	62	Mae Tong Dee	EM	F	1958	x	GVI Elephant Rescue
75	62	Phanom	EM	F	1958	x	Thoms Pai Elephant Camp Home Stay & Spa
76	62	Said Ning Wan	EM	F	1958?	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
77	61	Gulab	EM	F	1959	x	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
78	61	Carla	EM	F	1959	x	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)
79	61	Lakshmi	EM	F	1959	x	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
80	61	Cora	EM	F	1959	x	Topeka Zoo
81	61	Mae Bounnam	EM	F	1959	x	Elephant village (Tiger trails, XL camp)
82	61	Gajarajan Manikandan	EM	M	1959	x	Sankarankulangara temple
83	61	Kuweni	EM	F	1959	x	Molagoda elephant village camp
84	61	Chuong	EM	F	1959	x	Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo)
85	61	Kham Ngoạt	EM	M	1959	x	Y Tung Nie
86	61	Y Khun	EM	M	1959	x	Y Ly Srue
87	61	Plo	EM	F	1959	x	Y Jut B Krong
88	61	H Banh	EM	F	1959	x	Y So Enuol
89	61	Chum	EM	unknown	1959	x	Y Dhiu H Drue
90	61	Mahadeswara	EM	M	1959	x	The Art Of Living International Center (Sri Ravi Shankars Ashram)
91	61	Sri Nuan	EM	F	1959?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
92	61	Burma (Birma)	EM	F	1959?	x	Taronga Western Plains Zoo
93	61	Boontong	EM	F	1959?	x	TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital)
94	60	Motek	EM	M	1960	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
95	60	Devi Khali (Maan?)	EM	F	1960	x	KMTNC Hattisar
96	60	Baby	EM	F	1960	x	Krakow Zoo
97	60	Annette Marie	EM	F	1960	x	Frank Murray (Elephant Walk)
98	60	Thara	EM	F	1960	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
99	60	Zina (Zita, Siena)	EM	F	1960	x	Little Rock Zoological Gardens
100	60	Lucky	EM	F	1960	x	San Antonio Zoo
Among oldest dead elephants in the database is Lin wang (min 86), Lakshmikutty (min. 84), Big Gentry Babe (min. 70).