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This list includes elephants in captivity at zoos, circuses and some private ownership where known (there will be many more in India and Thailand). It does not include sanctuary elephants.
Number of captive elephants by country
Captive elephant list
Country
No. of captive elephants
Armenia
1
Australia
28
Brazil
1
Canada
3
India
1
Japan
1
Mexico
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
United Kingdom
53
USA
242
Total
333
Armenia
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Bunka
Male
Asian
Yerevan Zoo
Captive Born
Dec 30, 2007
Tbilisi Zoo, Georgia
Australia
28 elephants
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Pak Boon
Female
Sydney Zoo
Aiyara
Female
Melbourne Zoo
Anjalee
Female
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Captive born
Aug 23, 2006
Ashoka
Male
Sydney Zoo
Captive born
Aug 8, 2014
Cristina
Female
Australia Zoo
Wild born
Sumatra
Dokkoon
Female
Melbourne Zoo
Gung
Male
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Kanlaya
Female
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
14 Jun, 2018
Kulab
Female
Melbourne Zoo
Kavi
Male
Sydney Zoo
Captive born
July 17, 2014
Katy
Female
Asian
Melbourne Zoo
Captive born
Jan 23, 2023
Melbourne Zoo, Australia
Luk Chai
Male
Melbourne Zoo
Mali
Female
Melbourne Zoo
Man Jai
Male
Melbourne Zoo
Mega
Female
Australia Zoo
Captive born
Jul 19, 1999
Taman Safari Indonesia
Mek Kapah
Female
Melbourne Zoo
Num-Oi
Female
Melbourne Zoo
Pathi Harn
Male
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Captive born
10 Mar, 2010
Permai
Female
Perth Zoo
Porntip
Female
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Putra Mas
Male
Perth Zoo
Raflesia
Female
Australia Zoo
Captive born
Nov 2014
Taman Safari Indonesia
Roi-Yim
Male
Melbourne Zoo
Sabai
Male
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Captive born
2 Nov, 2016
Tang Mo
Female
Sydney Zoo
Thong Dee
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Widya
Female
Australia Zoo
Wild born
Sumatra
Brazil
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Sandro
Male
Asian
Sorocaba Zoo
1971
Canada
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Carole
Female
Parc Safari
Junot
Male
Hemmingford Parc Safari
Lucy
Female
Asian
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Wild born
1977
Malaysia
India
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Birth date
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Parvathi
Female
Asian
Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
Shankar
Male
African savanna
Delhi Zoo
Wild born
1996
Africa
Japan
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Birth date
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Miyako
Female
Asian
Utsunomiya Zoo
Wild born
1973
Asia
Mexico
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Ely
Female
African savanna
San Juan de Aragón Zoo
Asia
Pakistan
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Country
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Noor Jehan
Karachi Zoological Garden
Pakistan
Philippines
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Mali
Female
Asian
Manila Zoo
Wild born
1974
Vishwamali, Sri Lanka
Puerto Rico
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Mundi
Female
Mayaguez Zoo
Spain
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Cynthia
Female
Asian
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)
Captive born
Jan 12, 1995
Taman Safari (Bogor Zoo), Indonesia
Hope
Male
Asian
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)
Captive born
Aug 3, 2020
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), Spain
Nova
Female
Asian
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)
Captive born
Nov 26, 1993
Taman Safari (Bogor Zoo), Indonesia
Pilar
Female
Asian
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)
Captive born
Oct 12, 2016
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), Spain
Valentino
Male
Asian
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)
Captive born
Sep 2, 2004
Taman Safari (Bogor Zoo), Indonesia
Vera
Female
Asian
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)
Captive born
Mar 21, 2017
Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), Spain
Slovakia
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Baby
Mara
Switzerland
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Ceyla-Himali
Female
Asian
Zurich Zoo
Fahra
Female
Asian
Zurich Zoo
United Kingdom
53 elephants
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Anjan Hi Way
Chester Zoo
Anne
Longleat Safari Park
Aung Bo
Male
Chester Zoo
Captive born
Dec 17, 2016
Chester Zoo, UK
Chandrika
Female
Woburn Safari Park
Jan 17, 1992
Coco
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Damini
Female
Woburn Safari Park
Dunja
Belfast Zoo
Elizabeth
Female
Whipsnade Zoo
Emmett
Male
Asian
Blackpool Zoo
Captive born
Oct 10, 1991
Syracuse Zoo, USA
Esha
Female
Asian
Blackpool Zoo
Captive born
Mar 4, 2014
Twycross Zoo, UK
Etana
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Five
Female
African savanna
West Midland Safari Park
Wild born
1991
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Geetha
Whipsnade Zoo
Impi
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Indali Hi Way
Female
Chester Zoo
Oku
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Opal
Colchester Zoo
Kamala
Skanda Vale Temple
Karishma
Whipsnade Zoo
Jama
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Janu
Noahs Ark Zoo Farm
Jara
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Juluka
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Kate
Female
Asian
Blackpool Zoo
Wild born?
1969
India
Kaylee
Whipsnade Zoo
Lakshmi
Skanda Vale Temple
Lucha
Whipsnade Zoo
Maya
Female
Chester Zoo
Mchumba
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Manzi
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Minbu
Female
Asian
Blackpool Zoo
Wild born?
1985
Burma
Ming Jung
Whipsnade Zoo
Mirembe
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Mondula
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park
Nang Phaya
Whipsnade Zoo
Nguvu
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Noor Jahan
Female
Asian
Blackpool Zoo
Captive born?
Nov 2, 1995
Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, India
Nusu
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Raja
Male
Woburn Safari Park
Riva Hi Way
Male
Chester Zoo
Shaka
Noahs Ark Zoo Farm
Sundara
Female
Chester Zoo
Sutton
Male
African
West Midland Safari Park
Captive born
May 5, 2014
West Midland Safari Park, UK
Tammi
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Tanya
Colchester Zoo
Tara
Female
Asian
Blackpool Zoo
Captive born
Aug, 6 1998
Twycross Zoo, UK
Tarli
Woburn Safari Park
Tembo
Colchester Zoo
Uzuri
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Valli
Skanda Vale Temple
Yhetoo
Belfast Zoo
Yu Zin
Female
Woburn Safari Park
Zola
Colchester Zoo
United States of America
Name
Sex
Species
Captive at
Origin
Birth date
Location of Birth / Capture
Achara
Female
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Dec 22, 2014
Ajabu
Male
Dallas Zoo
Captive born
May 14, 2016
Dallas Zoo
Albert
Male
Albuquerque Biological Park
Ali
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Alice
Female
Albuquerque Biological Park
Alta
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Wild born
1964
Amahle
Female
African savanna
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Wild born
2010
Hlane National Park, Eswatin
Angel
Fort Worth Zoo
Anna
Maryland Zoo
Annette Marie
Female
Elephant Walk
Wild born
1960
Asali
Female
Memphis Zoo
Aug 19, 1985
Asha
Female
African savanna
Natural Bridge Zoo
Wild born
1983
Zimbabwe
Asha
Female
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Feb 2, 1995
Babe Sh-Bang
Little Rock Zoological Gardens
Bambi
Female
Memphis Zoo
1975
Batir
Female
North Carolina Zoo
Jan 21, 2002
Baylor
Houston Zoo
Belle
African
Milwaukee Zoo
Belle
Female
Asian
Fort Worth Zoo
Bette
Female
Pittsburgh Zoo
Bette
Female
International Conservation Center in Fairhope
Wild born
1982
Betty
George Carden Circus
Billy
Male
Asian
Los Angeles Zoo
Wild born
1985
Malaysia
Bluebonnet
Fort Worth Zoo
Booper
Tulsa Zoo
1972
Bowie
Male
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Aug 8, 2013
Brazos
Fort Worth Zoo
Brittany
African
Milwaukee Zoo
Bubbles
African
Myrtle Beach Safari
Wild born?
Bulwagi
Birmingham Zoo
Butch
Male
Winston Wildlife Safari
1981
Callee
Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Cameron Lee
Male
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Captive born
Aug 2, 2020
Carina
Busch Gardens
Carol
Female
Asian
Myakka Elephant Ranch
Wild born
Casey
Fort Worth Zoo
Chai
Asian
Woodland Park Zoo
Chandra
Female
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Jul 2, 1996
Dickerson Park Zoo, USA
Christi
Hogle Zoo
Cindy
George Carden Circus
Colonel Tusk
Fort Worth Zoo
Congo
Female
Dallas Zoo
1978
Connie
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Cora
Topeka Zoo
1959
CSar
Male
North Carolina Zoo
1974
Daisy
Female
Memphis Zoo
1975
Del Rita
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Wild born
1970
Donna
Female
St Louis Zoo
1971
Donna
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Donna (moving to TES)
Female
Oakland Zoo
1980
Dory Marie
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Captive born
28 July, 2015
Dumbo
Irem Shrine Circus
Duncan
Houston Zoo
Dutchess
George Carden Circus
Edie
Knoxville Zoo
Ellie
Lowry Park Zoo
Ellie
Female
St Louis Zoo
1971
Emanti
Male
Caldwell Zoo
Captive born
May 13, 2010
Emily
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Eugenia
Female
African
Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Captive born
Jan 2022
Henry Doorly Zoo, USA
Fitz
Louisville Zoo
Frankie
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Gadze
Birmingham Zoo
Gina
Female
Overton Park Zoo
Gina
Female
Memphis Zoo
1983
Gypsy
Female
Dallas Zoo
Happy
Bronx Zoo
Hank
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Hugo
Male
Dickerson Park Zoo
Captive born
Apr 25, 2011
Indy
Male
Dickerson Park Zoo
Wild born
1971
Ivory
Female
Indianapolis zoo
Wild born
1982
Irene
Albuquerque Biological Park
Jabali
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Jack
Male
International Conservation Center in Fairhope
Wild born
1976
Jambo
Female
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
1983
Jana
Knoxville Zoo
Janice
Female
Carden International Circus
1963
Jean
Audubon Zoo
Jothi
Audubon Zoo
Joy
Houston Zoo
Judy
Female
Bones Craig (private)
1968
Okha
Female
Franzen Bros. Circus
1970
Osh
Male
Oakland Zoo
May 24, 1994
Jade
Female
St Louis Zoo
Feb 25, 2007
Jati-Hit
Cincinnati Zoo
Jenny
Female
Gary Landry (private)
Judy
George Carden Circus
Kai
Female
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Dec 22, 2014
Kamba
Female
Dallas Zoo
1980
Kandula
Male
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Nov 25, 2001
Karnaudi
Busch Gardens
Kedar
Female
Indianapolis zoo
Captive born
Oct 18, 2005
Kianga
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Kosti
Female
Memphis Zoo
1982
Kubwa
Female
Indianapolis zoo
Wild born
1976
Jenny
Female
Dallas Zoo
1976
Joyce
Female
Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari
Kallie
Female
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Kelly
Atlanta Zoo
Kimba
Female
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
1977
Kimba Lou
Female
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
1982
Lady
Kansas City Zoo
Laura
Female
Lea
Kansas City Zoo
Lil Felix
Maryland Zoo
Lilly
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Wild born
1967
Litsemba
Female
Reid Park Zoo
1990
Liz
Female
George Carden Circus
Wild born
Lois
Kansas City Zoo
Lolly
Female
Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Lou
Female
Myakka Elephant Ranch
Louie
Male
North Carolina Zoo
Apr 30, 2003
Lucky
Female
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
1980
Luna
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Lungile
Female
Reid Park Zoo
1991
Lutsandvo
Birmingham Zoo
Mabu
Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Mac
Male
Caldwell Zoo
Captive born
Dec 04, 2010
Maclean
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Mai-Thai
Cincinnati Zoo
Mali
Female
Asian
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Malaika
Female
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
1986
Maliha
Female
St Louis Zoo
Aug 2, 2006
Mari
Female
Honolulu Zoo
1975
Mapenzi
Male
Reid Park Zoo
Apr 6, 2020
Margaret
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
1969
Martika (Tika, Kiah)
Female
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Matjeka
Lowry Park Zoo
Mavi
Lowry Park Zoo
Maybel
Female
Zoo Miami
1976
Mbali
Lowry Park Zoo
Megan
Kansas City Zoo
Methai (Me Thai)
Houston Zoo
Mikki
Louisville Zoo
Mlilo
Female
Dallas Zoo
Hlane National Park
Missy
Female
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
1969
Moja
Female
Winston Wildlife Safari
Moki (Mokala)
African
Seneca Park Zo
May 24, 1982
Moola
Female
Dickerson Park Zoo
Captive born
Aug 8, 1981
Moose (Vusmusi)
Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Moshi
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Mpumelelo
Lowry Park Zoo
Msholo
Atlanta Zoo
Nandi
Female
Reid Park Zoo
Aug 8, 2014
Nelly
Female
Zoo Miami
1969
Nelson
Houston Zoo
Nhi Linh
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Nidirah
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Nolwazi
Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Obert
Male
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Captive born
Aug 20, 2003
Okubili
Dallas Zoo
Captive born
Dallas Zoo, USA
Ongard
Male
Zoo Miami
Sep 10, 2010
Patience
Female
Dickerson Park Zoo
Wild born
1976
Patty
Bronx Zoo
Patty
Female
Asian
Myakka Elephant Ranch
Wild born
Pearl
Female
St Louis Zoo
1971
Peggy
Female
Zoo Miami
1976
Phoebe
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Priya
Female
St Louis Zoo
Apr 26, 2013
Punch
Louisville Zoo
Raja
Male
St Louis Zoo
Dec 27, 1992
Rafiki
Female
North Carolina Zoo
1981
Rama
Male
Oklahoma City Zoo
Captive born
Jan 20, 2022
Rani
Female
St Louis Zoo
Jul 5, 1996
Rasha
Fort Worth Zoo
Renee
Female
Toledo Zoo
1979
Rex
Male
Oklahoma City Zoo
Wild born
1968
Romeo
Fort Worth Zoo
Rosie
Busch Gardens
Rosie
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Wild born
1969
Rozana
Albuquerque Biological Park
Rudy
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Ruth
Milwaukee Zoo
Ruth
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Sabu
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Samantha
Female
North Carolina Zoo
1988
Samson
Maryland Zoo
Savannah (Nan)
Female
Pittsburgh Zoo
Savannah
El Paso Zoo
Schottzie
Cincinnati Zoo
Sdudla
Lowry Park Zoo
Shanti
Houston Zoo
Shaunzi
Los Angeles Zoo
Sheena
Jacksonville Zoo
Shenga
Female
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Simba
Busch Gardens
Sneezy
Tulsa Zoo
1973
Spike
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Sri
Female
St Louis Zoo
1980
Sookie
Tulsa Zoo
1972
Sophie
Little Rock Zoological Gardens
Sonny
Male
African
Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Captive born
Jan 2022
Henry Doorly Zoo, USA
Sukiri
Female
International Conservation Center in Fairhope
Wild born
1993
Sundara
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Surapa
Audubon Zoo
Suzy
Female
Asian
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Stella
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Tamani
Kansas City Zoo
Tanya
Female
Caldwell Zoo
Wild born
1977
Tara
Atlanta Zoo
Targa
Female
Asian
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Tattoo
Kansas City Zoo
Tava
Female
Winston Wildlife Safari
1978
Teddy
Houston Zoo
Tembo
Cameron Park Waco Zoo
Tembo
Topeka Zoo
1971
Tenadji
Female
Dallas Zoo
Hlane National Park
Tess
Houston Zoo
Thai
Houston Zoo
Thandi
Jacksonville Zoo
Timba
Female
Montgomery Zoo
Tilly
Houston Zoo
Tina
Busch Gardens
Tina
Female
Montgomery Zoo
Wild born
1984
Tina
Los Angeles Zoo
Tombi
Female
Indianapolis zoo
Wild born
1976
Tommy
Male
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Captive born
May 25, 1992
Tonji
Female
Montgomery Zoo
Captive born
Nov 7, 2007
Tonga
Female
North Carolina Zoo
1978
Tonka
Knoxville Zoo
Travis
Asian
Fort Worth Zoo
Feb 23, 2023
Trong Nhi
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Tsuni
Female
International Conservation Center in Fairhope (zoo)
Captive born
July 18, 2021
Tuffy
Maryland Zoo
Tukada
Male
Asian
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Tucker
Houston Zoo
Tupelo
Houston Zoo
Tsavo
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Twiggy
Female
Toledo Zoo
1985
Vaigai
Honolulu Zoo
Dec 12, 1985
Valerie
Female
Winston Wildlife Safari
1982
Vasha
Disneys Animal Kingdom
Vickie
George Carden Circus
Whimpy
Female
Endangered Ark Foundation (circus)
Wild born
1970
Willy
Male
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Winnie
Houston Zoo
Yaad
Male
Asian
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Zahara
Female
African
Indianapolis zoo
Zina
Little Rock Zoological Gardens
Zoe
Kansas City Zoo
Zola
Dallas Zoo
Hlane National Park
Zuri
Hogle Zoo
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