How old is the oldest elephant in the world?

Lin Wang the Elephant (1917-2003) The average lifespan for an elephant can be anything from 50-70 years, but the oldest elephant ever was named Lin Wang, who died in a Taiwanese zoo at the ripe old age of 86.Jan 25, 2012 read more

The oldest elephant ever was Lin Wang, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), who died on 26 February 2003 aged 86, at Taipei Zoo, Taiwan. Grandpa Lin, as he became known, carried supplies through the jungles of Myanmar (formerly Burma) for the Japanese army, during World War II. He was even taken prisoner by the Chinese in 1943. read more

Guinness World Records lists Lin Wang as the oldest elephant ever. When he died in February 2003, at the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan, he was 86 years old. Elephant.se notes the elephant with the second longest known lifespan was Gajarani Lakshmikutty, who died in 1997 at the age of 84. read more

Dakshayani, an 86 year old elephant who is set to enter Guinness Records as the world’s oldest living elephant, was honoured in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. According to news agency IANS, the elephant belongs to the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) which controls a large number of temples in the state including the famed Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa. read more