Bhavani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) in India

Biography

☨ ♀ Bhavani

Identification

Local id Number	?
Kerala database nr	XX

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2013-07-00 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2013-10-21
Death reason:	disease: collapsed, stomach infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) , in India

Date of arrival

2013-10-02	Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
Record history
History of updates	2021-12-25

Latest document update	2024-03-03 21:22:33
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† Bhavani is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2013-10-21 at Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) , in India, . Official death reason described as collapsed, stomach infection.

Origin

Bhavani was born wild 2013-07-00.

Comments / pictures

The female elephant named Bhavani was found in a collapsed state in the early hours of Monday. According to preliminary examination, infection in stomach was stated as the reason for the death.

Sources said that only after getting the pathological report could it be confirmed whether it was viral or bacterial infection.

The elephant was given food till Sunday afternoon. Though a team of veterinarians arrived at the Centre and examined the elephant, they did not find anything seriously wrong with the elephant. After some hours the elephant began to exhibit discomfiture and the death happened late in the night.

“The elephant calf was housed at the Centre only 20 days ago. It was the locals who found the elephant wandering in the tribal area of Tamil Nadu who informed the officials. At that time the elephant was in an ailing state without food for many days,’’ said Agasthyavanam Biological Park deputy warden Sivaprasad R.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bhavani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13568. (archived at the Wayback machine)