Kama
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bali Zoo in Indonesia

Biography

♂ Kama
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus sumatranus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 2 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2023-11-24 captive-born , number 2
Birth place:	in Bali Zoo
Birth weight	80.00 kgs, 176.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Budi x ♀ Nurhayati
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bali Zoo, in Indonesia

Date of arrival

2023-11-24	Bali Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2023-12-24

Latest document update	2023-12-24 07:30:41
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Biography

Kama is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Bali Zoo, in Indonesia.

Kama arrived in 2023-11-24 to the Bali Zoo,

Social

Kama lives together with 13 other elephants at the Bali Zoo: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Adelia
2. ♂ Budi born 1988
3. ♀ Florentina
4. ⚪ Handayani
5. ⚪ Hena
6. ♂ Lanang born 2022-03-17
7. ♀ Laraswati
8. ♀ Lola
9. ♀ Nurhayati born 1978
10. ⚪ Rangge
11. ⚪ Tanggang
12. ♀ Terry born 1983
13. ⚪ Tongkun

Origin

Kama was born captive-born as birth number 2 2023-11-24 at Bali Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Kama are: ♂ Budi (father) and ♀ Nurhayati (mother).

Siblings through the father Budi:

2022-03-17(M) Lanang

Pedigree

**Kamas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Kama	Sire (f): Budi Born: 1988	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Nurhayati Born: 1978	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

The Bali Zoo in the Village of Singapadu, Gianyar Regency, welcomed its newest resident on 24 November 2023 with the birth of a “Baby Boy” elephant named Kama.

Weighing in at a healthy 80 kilograms at birth, Kama can stand and suckle milk produced by his mother, Nurhayati.

A member of the critically endangered Sumatra Elephant subspecies (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Kama’s father at The Bali Zoo is 35-year-old Budi, while his mother Nurhayati is 45.

Kama was born on 24 November 2023 at 7:00 a.m. and declared in “good health” by Bali Zoo’s head veterinarian, Drh Arya Sandita. Kama’s health is closely monitored by zoo officials who regularly dose the infant with vitamins and a high-protein diet of soybeans supplemented by an array of tropical fruits.

Kama on elephant-news.com

Kama is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Kama is mentioned on elephant-news.com
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2023-12-23	80kg kama, baby elephant born at bali zoo - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kama, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bali Zoo in Indonesia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17102. (archived at the Wayback machine)