Explore: Captive Elephants

their elephants primarily through breeding, though occasionally zoos will obtain elephants from semi-captive work camps in Asia or rescue elephants that

Temple elephants are a type of captive elephants that are kept in temples in Asian countries such as India and Sri Lanka. Elephants generally play an important

estimated 3,456 captive elephants left in Thailand and roughly a thousand wild elephants. By 2017, the number of captive elephants had risen to an estimated

management of elephants, creating awareness of conservation among local people, and providing veterinary care for captive elephants. Project Elephant was initiated

have introduced captive elephants to Borneo in the 18th century, which were released into the jungle. Comparison of the Borneo elephant population to putative

Elephants found in Kerala, the Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), are one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant. Since 1986, Asian

personality and problem-solving performance in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)". Journal of Comparative

both sexes. Elephants have long lifespans, reaching 60–70 years of age. Lin Wang, a captive male Asian elephant, lived for 86 years. Elephants communicate

Sri Lanka. Pinnawala has the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2023, there were 71 elephants, including 30 males and 41 females from 3 generations

list of culturally or scientifically notable elephants. Chirakkal Kalidasan, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala, also notable for acting in some films