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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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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
† ♀ Lakshmi	EM	F	1959	2020-11-26	61	age age complications and chronic heart failure	1977-00-00	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
† ♀ Mala	EM	F	1965	2020-11-18?	55	unknown	2019-03-01	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
† ♀ Raisa	EM	F	1971	2020-11-18	49	unknown	1995-00-00	Sorocaba Zoo (Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros – Zoológico de Sorocaba)
† ♀ Rosukon	EM	F	1950?	2020-11-17	70	age	2012-00-00	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
† ♂ George	LA	M	1981	2020-11-16	39	unknown	1988-03-01	Wildlife Safari
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
♂ Kaavan	EM	M	1981	39	Elephant Sanctuary Cambodia	2020-11-30	Islamabad Marghazar Zoo
♀ Boontong	EM	F	1959?	61	Elephant Special Tours	2020-11-10	TECC hospital Lampang (Thai Elephant Conservation Center Hospital)
⚪ unknown	EM	unknown	2019?	1	Dhupjhora elephant camp (Gorumara Central Pilkhana)	2020-11-10	India unspecified location
♂ Tonga	LA	M	1989	31	Dresden Zoo	2020-11-09	Hodenhagen Serengeti-Park
♂ Akili	LA	M	2002-01-18	18	Beauval Zoo	2020-11-03	Peaugres Safaripark
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	74	Moni	EM	M	1946?	x	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
4	72	Shirley	EM	F	1948	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
5	72	Mysore II	EM	F	1948	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
6	72	Rajmangal	EM	M	1948?	x	Chhat Bir Zoo (Mahinder Singh Zoological park)
7	71	Anusha	EM	F	1949	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
8	71	Bandula (Bandoola)	EM	M	1949	x	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
9	71	Do	EM	M	1949	x	H Mui
10	71	Bijli Prasad	EM	M	1949	x	India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
11	70	Andal	EM	M	1950	x	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
12	69	Bua Ban	EM	F	1951	x	Maetaman Elephant Camp
13	69	Pang Sombourn (พังสมบูรณ์)	EM	F	1951	x	Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
14	69	Boonsermsong	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
15	69	Pho-ngen	EM	M	1951	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
16	69	Geetha	EM	F	1951	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
17	68	Savannah	EM	F	1952	x	El Paso Zoo
18	68	Roongsap	EM	F	1952	x	Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
19	68	Radsch	EM	M	1952	x	Dushanbe Zoo
20	68	Sampath (Sumpath)	EM	M	1952	x	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
21	68	Nang (Mae Leh)	EM	F	1952	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
22	68	Amy	LA	F	1952?	x	Amboseli National Park
23	67	Billie (Billy)	EM	F	1953	x	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
24	67	Baby	EM	F	1953	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
25	67	Anura	EM	M	1953	x	Tama Zoological Park
26	67	MoMo	EM	F	1953	x	Yangon Zoo (Rangoon Zoo)
27	66	KamMeun	EM	M	1954	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
28	66	Kuttikrishnan	EM	M	1954	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
29	66	Gajendra	EM	M	1954	x	K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
30	66	Anne	EM	F	1954	x	Longleat Safari Park
31	66	Jackie	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
32	66	Jasmine	EM	F	1954	x	Natal Zoo Lion Park
33	66	Wassana	EM	F	1954	x	Phuket Zoo
34	66	Thong Pool	EM	M	1954	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
35	66	Khun	EM	F	1954	x	Y Sam Luk
36	66	Prashant	EM	M	1954?	x	Hunsur Elephant Rescue Centre
37	66	Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi)	EM	F	1954?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
38	65	Targa	EM	F	1955	x	Augsburg Zoo
39	65	BanYen 1	EM	M	1955	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
40	65	Anarkali	EM	F	1955	x	Mumbai Byculla Jijamata Udyan zoo
41	65	Laxman (Lakshmana)	EM	M	1955	x	Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)
42	65	Bua Kam	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
43	65	Mo Dee	EM	F	1955?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
44	64	Patra	EM	F	1956	x	Platschow Elefantenhof (Sonni Frankello)
45	64	Velayudhan	EM	M	1956	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
46	64	Phokaew (พลายโพธิ์แก้ว)	EM	M	1956	x	Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
47	64	H Luan	EM	F	1956	x	Lak Lake Travel Co
48	64	Balarama	EM	M	1956?	x	Mathigodu elephant Camp
49	63	BanYen 2	EM	M	1957	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
50	63	Sarah	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
51	63	Aussan (Assam)	EM	F	1957	x	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
52	63	Ya Long	EM	F	1957	x	Kunming Zoo
53	63	Tricia	EM	F	1957	x	Perth Zoo
54	63	Thongkum (Thong Kham)	EM	F	1957	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
55	63	Santha	EM	F	1957	x	Shibu Joseph
56	62	Warda	EM	F	1958	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
57	62	KamPann	EM	M	1958	x	Maesa Elephant Camp
58	62	Gouri	EM	F	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
59	62	Narayankutty	EM	M	1958	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
60	62	Ruth	EM	F	1958	x	Buttonwood Park Zoo
61	62	Merry (Mary)	EM	F	1958	x	Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS camp)
62	62	Barkha	EM	F	1958	x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
63	62	Honey	EM	F	1958	x	Zooparque Itatiba
64	62	Padmavathi (Padmavati)	EM	F	1958	x	Mysore Zoo
65	62	Eng-wong (E-Wong)	EM	F	1958	x	Anantara Golden Triangles Elephant Camp
66	62	Mae Tong Dee	EM	F	1958	x	GVI Elephant Rescue
67	62	Phanom	EM	F	1958	x	Thoms Pai Elephant Camp Home Stay & Spa
68	62	Said Ning Wan	EM	F	1958?	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
69	61	Gulab	EM	F	1959	x	Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
70	61	Carla	EM	F	1959	x	Chiccoland Zoo (Wille-Kinderzoo)
71	61	Cora	EM	F	1959	x	Topeka Zoo
72	61	Mae Bounnam	EM	F	1959	x	Elephant village (Tiger trails, XL camp)
73	61	Gajarajan Manikandan	EM	M	1959	x	Sankarankulangara temple
74	61	Kuweni	EM	F	1959	x	Molagoda elephant village camp
75	61	Chuong	EM	F	1959	x	Saigon Zoo (Ho Chi Minh Zoo)
76	61	Kham Ngoạt	EM	M	1959	x	Y Tung Nie
77	61	Y Khun	EM	M	1959	x	Y Ly Srue
78	61	Plo	EM	F	1959	x	Y Jut B Krong
79	61	H Banh	EM	F	1959	x	Y So Enuol
80	61	Chum	EM	unknown	1959	x	Y Dhiu H Drue
81	61	Mahadeswara	EM	M	1959	x	The Art Of Living International Center (Sri Ravi Shankars Ashram)
82	61	Sri Nuan	EM	F	1959?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
83	61	Burma (Birma)	EM	F	1959?	x	Taronga Western Plains Zoo
84	61	Boontong	EM	F	1959?	x	Elephant Special Tours
85	60	Motek	EM	M	1960	x	Ramat Gan Zoo
86	60	Devi Kali	EM	F	1960	x	Sauraha elephant breeding centre
87	60	Baby	EM	F	1960	x	Krakow Zoo
88	60	Annette Marie	EM	F	1960	x	Frank Murray (Elephant Walk)
89	60	Thara	EM	F	1960	x	Guruvayur Devaswom Aanathavalam (Punnathur Kota)
90	60	Zina (Zita, Siena)	EM	F	1960	x	Little Rock Zoological Gardens
91	60	Lucky	EM	F	1960	x	San Antonio Zoo
92	60	Sambo (Sam Bo, Sombo)	EM	F	1960	x	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
93	60	Boun Su (Bon-Su)	EM	M	1960	x	All Lao elephant camp
94	60	Pang Thong Khun (พังทองคูณ)	EM	F	1960	x	Surin elephant study center (Baan Tha Klang Elephant Village)
95	60	Tamu (Tamy, Tommy)	EM	F	1960	x	Toluca Zoo (Zoologico de Zacango)
96	60	Saaw-eiat	EM	F	1960	x	Phang Nga Elephant Park
97	60	Ganga Prasad	EM	M	1960	x	India Forest Department of Andaman (FDA)
98	60	Gange	EM	F	1960	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp (Sacrebyle, Sakrebail)
99	60	Jokia	EM	F	1960?	x	Elephant Nature Park (Sangduen Chailert)
100	60	Pu Si	EM	M	1960?	x	Elephant Special Tours
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