Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Dentition
Incisives	tusker
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2021-03-29
Death reason:	disease: abscess on its back. Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

2000-05-09	Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp from Nakeri Mana Vasudevan Namboodiri

Record history
History of updates	2024-01-31

Latest document update	2022-02-16 16:24:26
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† Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-03-29 at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp, in India, . Official death reason described as abscess on its back. Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?.

Origin

Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan was born wild at India unspecified location.

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2021-03-30	Tusker valiya kesavan of guruvayur temple dies - Elephant News

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10752. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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