List of fictional pachyderms

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Main article: List of fictional ungulates

This list of fictional elephants is a subsidiary to the List of fictional ungulates. Characters from various fictional works are organized by medium. Non-fictional elephants are listed at List of individual elephants.

This list also includes extinct mammals such as woolly mammoths, mastodons, etc.

Literature

Name	Species	Author	Work	Notes
Alexander	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Son of Babar and Celeste.[1]
Arthur	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Cousin of Babar.[2]
Babar	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	An elephant king.[3]
Celeste	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Female cousin of Babar, with whom she eventually marries.[4]
Chota	Asian elephant	Elif Şafak	The Architect's Apprentice	A gift to the Sultan, this very white elephant dwells in the royal menagerie when not used on construction sites. (Also mentioned are Chota's mother Pakeeza, his mate Gulbahar, his son Panj, and Mahmood, an African bush elephant who is Chota's rival for status.)
Cornelius	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Counsellor of king Babar.[5]
Eddie	African bush elephant	Lucy Cousins	Maisy Mouse book series	A nine-year-old elephant who is one of Maisy's friends.
The Elephant Child	African bush elephant	Rudyard Kipling	Just So Stories	In "How the Elephant Got His Trunk".
Ella	Elephant	Carmela D' Amico and Steven D' Amico	Ella the Elephant	A jolly young elephant who wears a big red hat and a blue criss-cross dress.
Elmer	Elephant	David McKee	Elmer the Patchwork Elephant	Character of children's story books.
Flora	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Daughter of Babar and Celeste.[6]
Hathi	Asian elephant	Rudyard Kipling	The Jungle Book	Head of the jungle elephant troop; featured in several adventures with the boy, Mowgli.
Horton	Elephant	Dr. Seuss	Horton Hears a Who!	A fictional character from the books Horton Hatches the Egg[7] and Horton Hears a Who![8], both by Dr. Seuss. Horton is a kind, sweet-natured elephant who cares about other animals or people.
Icebones	Mammoth	Stephen Baxter	Icebones	Major character in the novel.
Isabelle	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Daughter of Babar and Celeste.[9]
"Jumbo"[10]	Asian elephant	Mark Twain	"The Stolen White Elephant"	White elephant's actual name: Hassan Ben Ali Ben Selim Abdallah Mohammed Moist Alhammal Jamsetjejeebhoy Dhuleep Sultan Ebu Bhudpoor
Kabumpo	Elephant	Ruth Thompson	Kabumpo in Oz	Also known as the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink he was originally a christening gift to the king of Pumperdink, Pompus.[11]
Kala Nag	Asian elephant	Rudyard Kipling	The Jungle Book	In "Toomai of the Elephants" (Kala Nag means "Black Snake").
Kiouni	Asian elephant	Jules Verne	Around the World in Eighty Days	Carried Phileas Fogg's party through Indian jungle where rail line was incomplete.
Mr. Jumbo	Elephant	Enid Blyton	Noddy	A mild-mannered stuffed elephant.
Mud (She-Spurns)	African elephant	Barbara Gowdy	The White Bone	An adult fantasy story about African elephants; centered on Mud, a young adopted female.
Pom	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Son of Babar and Celeste.[12]
Poutifour	Elephant	Jean de Brunhoff	Babar the Elephant	Babar's gardener.[13]
Silverhair	Mammoth	Stephen Baxter	Silverhair	Major character in the novel.
Solomon	Indian Elephant	José Saramago	The Elephant's Journey	Major character in the novel.
Tantor	African elephant	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan
Thunder	African elephant	Erik Daniel Shein, L. M. Reker	Thunder: An Elephant's Journey
Uncle	Elephant	J. P. Martin	Uncle (novel),Uncle Cleans Up,Uncle and His Detective, Uncle and the Treacle Trouble, Uncle and Claudius the Camel, Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown	A millionaire elephant with a purple dressing-gown, a BA from Oxford, and a clean-living past marred by a single, never-to-be-forgotten discreditable incident.
Unnamed	Elephant	Elfrida Vipont	The Elephant and the Bad Baby	^[citation needed]
Zenobia	Asian elephant	Henry Cuyler Bunner	"Zenobia's Infidelity"	Short story adapted to Zenobia (1939 film) by Hal Roach Studios.

Comics

Name	Species	Work	Author	Notes
Brother Tim	Elephant	Jumbo Jim and Brother Tim	Bertie Brown	A humoristic British comic strip created in 1928 for Sunbeam.[14]
O Fanth Mzn	African elephant	Tom Puss	Marten Toonder	Chief editor of the local newspaper, the Rommeldamse Courant, and its sister magazine, the Rommelbode.
Hannibal	African elephant	The Adventures of Nero, the album "Hannibal".[15]	Marc Sleen	Clo-Clo befriends a baby elephant, Hannibal (a reference to the Carthaginian general Hannibal, who crossed the Alps with his elephants). In the course of the story the little elephant is abducted to the circus. Nero and his friends are able to free him again, but then Hannibal suddenly disappears. Clo-Clo turns very ill as a result. As an adult, Hannibal returns and reunites with Nero.
Jumbo	Elephant	The Bruin Boys, aka Tiger Tim	Julius Stafford Baker	One of Tiger Tim's friends.[16]
Jumbo	Elephant	Jungle Jinks	Arthur White[17] and Mabel F. Taylor[18]	A little school child and main cast member.
Jumbo Jim	Elephant	Jumbo Jim and Brother Tim	Bertie Brown	A humoristic British comic strip created in 1928 for Sunbeam.[19]
Mama Kali	African elephant	The Adventures of Nero, the album "Mama Kali"[20]	Marc Sleen	Mama Kali (which means "angry mother" in Swahili) is actually Madam Pheip, who was changed into an elephant by a magic spell.
Nellyfant	Elephant	Nellyfant	Leo Baxendale and Derek Skinn.	A British gag comic about an elephant and his zookeeper. Published in Buster.[21]
Perry Pachidermia	Elephant	Pinky	Massimo Mattioli	Cigar-chomping boss of Pinky the rabbit.[22]
Pellefant	Elephant	Pellefant	Rune Andréasson	A blue toy elephant who came to life.
Snoots	Elephant	Baby Snoots	Don Markstein	A baby elephant, illustrated by Don Markstein in 1970.[23] Continued by: Snoots the Forgetful Elephant.[24] Published by Gold Key Comics.[25]
Thunder	Elephant	Lionel's Kingdom	Mauricio de Sousa	Thunder is also a mascot of a Brazilian brand of tomato extract.
Edward Trunk	Elephant	Rupert Bear	Mary Tourtel	A good friend of Rupert.[26]
Zebedeus	African elephant	The Adventures of Nero, the album "De Negen Peperbollen".[27]	Marc Sleen	Nero, Petoetje and Petatje meet this baby elephant in the African savanna. They use it to ride to civilization.
Zulma	African elephant	The Adventures of Nero, the album "De Verdwenen Nero".[28]	Marc Sleen	Nero meets him in the African jungle, where poachers are trying to kill him. Nero protects him.

Mythology

Name	Species	Origin	Notes
Airavata	Elephant	Indian mythology	The creator of clouds.
Ganesha	Elephant God	Indian mythology	A god with human body, four arms and an elephant's head.
Gajendra	Elephant God	Indian mythology	An elephant who was attacked by a crocodile and eventually saved by Vishnu.
Supratika	One of eight elephants who bears the world	Indian mythology	Supratika represents the northeast direction of the world.
Vinayaki	Elephant-headed Hindu Goddess	Indian mythology	An elephant-headed goddess about whom little is known but is thought to be a feminine avatar of Ganesha.

Media

Film

Name	Species	Origin	Notes
Shep	Elephant (Dog)	George of the Jungle	George's pet "dog" who is actually an elephant
Barry	Asian elephant	Zookeeper	An elephant from Franklin Park Zoo
Bo-Tat	Asian elephant	Operation Dumbo Drop	Bo-Tat portrayed by Tai (elephant)
Kala Nag	Asian elephant	Elephant Boy	Adaptation of Kipling's "Toomai of the Elephants"
Lucy	Asian elephant	Hannibal Brooks	Fictional story of Lucy the elephant, rescued from Munich Zoo in 1944
Rosie	Asian elephant	Water for Elephants	Rosie portrayed by Tai (elephant)
Vera	Asian elephant	Larger than Life	Vera (also) portrayed by Tai
Whispers	African elephant	Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	A baby elephant who searches his way to find his mother and the herd after being separated from poachers. Directed by Derek and Beverley Joubert.
Zenobia	Asian elephant	Zenobia	A sick elephant that is cured by a country doctor (Oliver Hardy) with comical consequences

Television

Name	Species	Origin	Notes
Bimbo	Elephant	Circus Boy	Young elephant in the care of the title character.
Bump	Elephant	Bump	A clumsy elephant with a bandage on his forehead.
Dumbo	Elephant	Dumbo's Circus	The title character about a flying elephant who now runs the circus.
Elmer	Elephant	Elmer the Elephant	1960s TV show in Chicago. Also briefly featured Elmira .
Mr. Snuffleupagus	Snuffleupagus	Sesame Street	Big Bird's once thought imaginary friend.
Peanut	Elephant	Bear in the Big Blue House	Tutter's pink plush elephant.
Snorky	Elephant	The Banana Splits	Member of The Banana Splits, an all-animal band. He played the keyboard.
Stampy	Elephant	The Simpsons episode "Bart Gets an Elephant"	An elephant won by Bart Simpson in a contest, Stampy was later donated to a wildlife preserve.

Animation

Name	Species	Origin	Notes
Alice Fefferman	Elephant	Summer Camp Island
Badou	Elephant	Babar and the Adventures of Badou	Babar's grandson and the main character of the show.
Burt	Asian elephant	The Penguins of Madagascar
Chief Hoseynose	Elephant	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Dumbo	Elephant	Dumbo	An elephant who uses his huge ears as wings to fly.
Edwina	Elephant	My Friend Rabbit
Elephant	Elephant	WordWorld	A blue elephant that is made up of the letters E, L, E, P, H, A, N and T.
Elephanchine	Elephant	Fantasia	A ballet dancing obese elephant who leads other dancing elephants and gets a bubble stuck on her foot.
Eleroo	Elephant-Kangaroo hybrid	The Wuzzles	[29]
Ellie	Woolly mammoth	Ice Age: The Meltdown	At first thinks she's a possum, until Manny convinced her that she's just like him; a mammoth. Is Peaches' mother and Manny's wife. Is more openhearted to Peaches than Manny is when her only daughter becomes an adolescent. Voiced by Queen Latifah.
Elly	Elephant	Pocoyo	A female pink elephant who always wears a blue backpack. She loves making biscuits and tea, and has a doll that she loves. Despite her size, she is graceful and gentle, capable of ballet dancing. She is, however, bossy and generally does things her way. She usually rides around on her pink scooter.
Elmer Elephant	Elephant	Silly Symphonies	Disney cartoon short. (Not to be confused with Elmer the Patchwork Elephant)
Ethan	Woolly mammoth	Ice Age: Continental Drift	A teenage mammoth on whom Peaches has a crush.
Eugene	African elephant	Animal Crackers
Gazpacho	Mammoth	Chowder	A mammoth who works at a market.
Golias	Elephant	My Big Big Friend	A large, round, blue elephant who is Yuri's Big Big Friend.
Goliath II	Elephant	Goliath II	A very small elephant who has trouble fitting in with the herd.
Horton	Elephant	Horton Hears a Who!	A 2008 adaptation of the book that talks about a big-hearted and goofy elephant who finds a way to save the speck back to the top of Mount Nool. Voiced by Jim Carrey.
Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.	Elephant	Zootopia	An elephant who owns an ice cream parlor.
Julian	Woolly mammoth	Ice Age: Collision Course	A young and courageous mammoth who is Peaches' fiancé part-time member of The Herd and The Brat Pack.
Khan Kluay	Elephant	Khan Kluay	Two Thai film features and Thai TV series about a blue elephant.
Lumpy	"Heffalump"	Winnie-the-Pooh	(Heffridge Trumpler Brompet "Lumpy" Heffalump, IV). Heffalumps strongly resemble elephants. In: Pooh's Heffalump Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie.
Manfred "Manny"	Woolly mammoth	Ice Age	A woolly mammoth, shown as one of the main protagonists in all Ice Age films. He can be serious, but is otherwise caring and friendly.
Meena	Elephant	Sing	A teenage elephant with an exquisite singing voice and severe stage fright.
Mumfie	Elephant	Magic Adventures of Mumfie	Created by Britt Allcroft; "Mumfie is a special little elephant who believes in goodness and friendship".[30]
Nelly	Elephant	Nellie the Elephant	1989–90 UK TV cartoon series, based on the 1956 children's song
Nelson	Elephant	64 Zoo Lane
Oscar Peltzer	Elephant	Summer Camp Island
Peaches	Wooly mammoth	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs/Ice Age: Continental Drift	The daughter of Manny and Ellie.
Raj	Asian elephant	Camp Lazlo
Rhudi		Babar and the Adventures of Badou	The grandson of Lord Rataxes.
Schnoz Ali	Elephant	Working with Words (Journey Through the Jungle of Words)	A famous explorer who is a friend of the main protagonists, Groucho Barx and Olivia Ostrich.
Snorky	Elephant	The Banana Splits	An elephant who is the keyboardist of the Banana Splits, an all animal band.
Spotted Elephant	Plush Toy Elephant	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	A plush toy white elephant with pink spots that came from The Island of Misfit Toys.
Stewart	Elephant	Marsupilami	Marsupilami's elephant friend which Marsupilami often addresses him as "Stewie". He wears a beany copter cap.
Taj	Elephant	Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets
Woolie	Elephant	Cats Don't Dance	An aging Indian elephant composer and musician, who portrays the mammoth mascot for Mammoth Pictures.

Video games

Name	Species	Origin	Notes
CJ	Elephant	CJ's Elephant Antics
Rolo	Elephant	Rolo to the Rescue
Tembo	Elephant	Tembo the Badass Elephant

Other

• "Nellie the Elephant", a song written in 1956, by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional intelligent elephant of the same name.
• Welephant, a red elephant cartoon character with a fireman's helmet; icon for promoting fire safety to children, and mascot for the Children's Burn Trust.
• Ellie the Elephant, Mascot for the WNBA Basketball team the NY Liberty

See also

• Lists of fictional animals
• List of individual elephants

Notes

References

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