Why did PostgreSQL choose an elephant as it's logo?

Question

Why did PostgreSQL choose an elephant as it's logo? It wasn't clear from logo wiki.

UPDATE: Now wiki updated :) Thanks!

Answer 1

In the email thread postgreSQL and history of relational databases, Oleg Bartunov states that the logo idea probably originated from a PostgreSQL logo thread on the pgsql-hackers mailing list. Quote:

[...] but if you want an animal-based logo, how about some sort of elephant? After all, as the Agatha Christie title read, elephants can remember ...

David Yang

Answer 2

Also consider the related official "propaganda" page

There you can see that a turtle is used for Japan, which has been discussed before on dba.SE:
Why is there a PostgreSQL Turtle?

.. and on pgsql-general mailing list:
http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/[email protected]

Here is the according Japanese web page:
http://www.postgresql.jp/npo/logo/?searchterm=logo

Answer 3

Is it because an elephant never forgets