Gautam
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bandhavgarh elephant camp in India

Biography
♂ Gautam


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Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 7 babies

1. Born Vanraj

2. Born
(dead † 2015-01-29)
Sudarshini

3. Born Sundargaj

4. Born Ashtam

5. Born Badhaini

6. Born Siddhnath

7. Born 1983 Bandhavgaj
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bandhavgarh elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

Bandhavgarh elephant camp
from Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park)

Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park)
from Bori logging camp

Record history
History of updates2021-11-30

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Gautam is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Bandhavgarh elephant camp, in India.

Gautam arrived to the Bandhavgarh elephant camp unknown date, relocated from the Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) , in India.


Social

Gautam lives together with 11 other elephants at the Bandhavgarh elephant camp: (detailed list)

  1. 8. ♀ Anarkali
  2. 9. ⚪ Ashtam
  3. 10. ⚪ Badhaini
  4. 11. ♀ Gayatri born 2021-10-04
  5. 12. ♀ Lata
  6. 13. ⚪ Siddhnath
  7. 14. ⚪ Sundargaj
  8. 15. ♀ Toofan
  9. 16. ⚪ unknown born 2013-00-00
  10. 17. ⚪ unknown
  11. 18. ⚪ Vanraj

Offspring

Total: 7 babies
  1. (unknown) Vanraj
  2. (F) -- † 2015-01-29 Sudarshini
  3. (unknown) Sundargaj
  4. (unknown) Ashtam
  5. (unknown) Badhaini
  6. (unknown) Siddhnath
  7. (M) 1983 Bandhavgaj


Origin

Gautam was born wild .


Comments / pictures

As Nayar's (Mahavat of Gautam) wife aka Chachi told me that they reached Bori on 2nd August 1971 with Gautam and Shivaji. Gautam and Shivaji came from a place called Badaliyaar (spelling may be wrong) in Kerala. First, they were stationed at Dhai'n and later shifted to Bori.

Nayar Mahavat along with his family, Kuttappan and Gautam elephant reached Itarsi on 1st August 1971.

Gautam was sent to Bandhavgarh after spending some time in Kanha.

First elephant calf from captive elephants in M.P. National Parks was born in Bandhavgarh in year 1983. Gautam sired it....Badhaini, Sundargaj, Vanraj, Siddhnath, Sudarshini and Ashtam are the few elephants that were born here. Gautam sire them all.



Gautam on elephant-news.com

Gautam is mentioned on Elephant News:

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2020-09-28 Elephant festival concludes at bandhavgarh reserve - Elephant News
2020-09-29 Madhya pradesh unveils elephant adoption scheme in bandhavgarh tiger reserve - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Gautam, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bandhavgarh elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11333. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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