Damar
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Buluh Cina ecopark in Indonesia

Biography

☨ ♂ Damar


Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus sumatranus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2020-07-03 captive-born
Birth place:	in Buluh Cina ecopark

Parents:	♂ Robin x ♀ Ngatini
Death
Dead:	†2023-01-11
Death location:	Buluh Cina ecopark
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Buluh Cina ecopark, in Indonesia

Date of arrival

2020-07-03	Buluh Cina ecopark
Record history
History of updates	2021-09-29

Latest document update	2023-08-26 12:24:57
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† Damar is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2023-01-11 at Buluh Cina ecopark, in Indonesia, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus.

Origin

Damar was born captive-born 2020-07-03 at Buluh Cina ecopark.

Parentage

Parents of Damar are: ♂ Robin (father) and ♀ Ngatini (mother).

Siblings through the father Robin:

2024-11-04(F) Unnamed

Siblings through the mother Ngatini:

2024-11-04(F) Unnamed

Pedigree

**Damars ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Damar	Sire (f): Robin Born: ~2000	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ngatini Born: ~2000-00-00	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

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A male Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) with the identity Damar aged 2 years and 4 months at the Buluh China Elephant Conservation Unit in the Natural Tourism Park (TWA) was found dead on Wednesday (11/1). The results of Necropsy and laboratory tests, the cause of death of the calf was positive for infection with the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV) .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Damar, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Buluh Cina ecopark in Indonesia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16954. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://mediaindonesia.com/nusantara/551817/terinfeksi-virus-anak-gajah-sumatra-mati-di-twa-buluh-cina

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