List of captive elephants

This page is considered an article stub and needs expanding. Please consider adding your knowledge to this page. WikiAnimal was founded April 2023 by a small, but growing, community of animal enthusiasts If you, like us, are animal fans please consider joining WikiAnimal and help spread knowledge, compassion and a love of animals around the world.

This list includes elephants in captivity at zoos, circuses and some private ownership. It does not include sanctuary elephants.

Number of captive elephants by country


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	334

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
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
Pak Boon	Female		Sydney 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 (died Apr 22, 2023)			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
Claire	Female		Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
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
Doc	Male		Rosamond Gifford Zoo
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
Jayei	Female		Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Jean			Audubon Zoo
Jothi			Audubon Zoo
Joy			Houston Zoo
Judy	Female		Bones Craig (private)		1968
Kaia	Female		San Diego Zoo
Kamile	Female		San Diego Zoo	Captive born	Sep 19, 2007	San Diego Zoo
Kirina	Female		Rosamond Gifford Zoo
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
Khosi	Female		San Diego Zoo
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
Kiki	Female		Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
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
Musi	Male		San Diego Zoo
Nandi	Female		Reid Park Zoo		Aug 8, 2014
Ndula	Female		San Diego Zoo
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
Omma	Female		Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
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
Qinisa			San Diego 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
Romani	Female		Rosamond Gifford Zoo
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
Siri			Rosamond Gifford 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
Swazi	Female		San Diego Zoo	Wild born	1990
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
Umngani	Female		San Diego Zoo
Umzula-Z	Male		San Diego Zoo
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

External links

Elephants in Zoos - A Legacy of Shame Born Free
Elephants in captivity: What would they choose if they had a choice? Animals Asia
The Big Lie Behind Bigger Elephant Exhibits In Defense of Animals
Are zoos bad for animals? Freedom For Animals
The barbaric capture of baby elephants for zoos in China shocks the world The Guardian
Raise the Red Flag campaign Born Free