Raja
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Japan

Biography

☨ ♂ Raja

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2022-10-27 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ichihara Elephant Kingdom

Parents:	♂ Dana x ♀ Asha
Death
Dead:	†2023-12-14
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, in Japan

Date of arrival

2022-10-27	Ichihara Elephant Kingdom
Record history
History of updates	2020-11-12

Latest document update	2024-07-16 10:43:39
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† Raja is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2023-12-14 at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, in Japan, .

Origin

Raja was born captive-born 2022-10-27 at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom.

Parentage

Parents of Raja are: ♂ Dana (father) and ♀ Asha (mother).

Siblings through the father Dana:

2003-03-30 -- † 2003-03-30 () stillborn
2009? -- † 2009? (F) stillborn
2011-09-17 -- † 2017-08-13 (F) Mara
2016-10-27 -- † 2017-12-07 (M) Genki

Siblings through the mother Asha:

2011-09-17 - † 2017-08-13 (F) Mara
2016-10-27 - † 2017-12-07 (M) Genki

Pedigree

**Rajas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Raja	Sire (f): Dana Born: 1971	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Asha Born: 1977	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

2023-12-16: Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Nonhoi Park)'s Asian elephant "Asha" (estimated age 40) gave birth to a male baby "Raja" who died suddenly on the morning of the 14th at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Chiba Prefecture where he was kept. He was 1 year and 1 month old

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Raja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17218. (archived at the Wayback machine)