Gautam
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thungru Kohora elephant camp (Kaziranga) in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Gautam  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 25 years old
Origin
Born:* 1988
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2013-10-29
Death reason: killed: by tusker Ratan
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Thungru Kohora elephant camp (Kaziranga), in India

Date of arrival

Thungru Kohora elephant camp (Kaziranga)
Record history
History of updates2020-11-03

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Gautam is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2013-10-29 at Thungru Kohora elephant camp (Kaziranga), in India, . Official death reason described as by tusker Ratan.

Origin

Gautam was born 1988.


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2013-10-29: Tusker 'Ratan' (26) in Musth - a sexually aggressive period among elephant bulls - suddenly attacked another elephant 'Gautam' (25) when they were playing with each other on Tuesday and seriously injured him, KNP director N K Vasu told PTI today. Gautam, who does not have tusks, succumbed to his wounds within three hours of being attacked. Ratan was also grievously injured in the fight and died 2013-10-30.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Gautam, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thungru Kohora elephant camp (Kaziranga) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16297. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories2013 deaths | 1988 births | Elephants from Thungru Kohora elephant camp (Kaziranga) | India | Asian elephants


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