Kanika
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ramapura camp in India

Biography

♀ Kanika

Identification

Local id Number	7

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 6 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2019-04-02 captive-born
Birth place:	in Aane Mane Foundation base camp

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Kunti
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ramapura camp, in India

Date of arrival

2021-12-17	Ramapura camp from Aane Mane Foundation base camp

Record history
History of updates	2023-11-02

Latest document update	2020-10-29 15:36:00
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Biography

Kanika is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Ramapura camp, in India.

Kanika arrived in 2021-12-17 to the Ramapura camp, relocated from the Aane Mane Foundation base camp, in India.

Social

Kanika lives together with 16 other elephants at the Ramapura camp: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Jayaprakash born 1964
2. ⚪ Aishwarya born 2010
3. ♀ Chaitra born 1971
4. ♂ Dharma born 2007-07-07
5. ♂ Gaja born 2013-10-22
6. ♀ Ganga born 1998
7. ♀ Kalpana born 1976
8. ♀ Kamali born 2015-11-02
9. ♀ Kapila born 1983
10. ♀ Kuja born 2012-03-22
11. ♀ Kunti born 1985
12. ♀ Nisarga born 2003-11-22
13. ♂ Rohit born 2000
14. ♀ unknown born 2020-02-00
15. ♂ unknown (Chaitras calf?) born 2009
16. ♂ Vikram born 1965

Origin

Kanika was born captive-born 2019-04-02 at Aane Mane Foundation base camp.

Parentage

Parents of Kanika are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Kunti (mother).

Siblings through the mother Kunti:

2007-07-07(M) Dharma
2012-03-22(F) Kuja
2015-11-02(F) Kamali

Pedigree

**Kanikas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Kanika	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Kunti Born: 1985	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

A recent survey conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF Laos Program, provided an estimate of 132 elephants in the largest populationin Nakai Nam Theun.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kanika, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ramapura camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11545. (archived at the Wayback machine)