Drona
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Balle Elephant Camp in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Drona

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:	in Nagarhole National Park
Death
Dead:	†1997
Death reason:	accident: electrocuted by the high-tension electric wire passing through the Kakanakote jungles
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Balle Elephant Camp, in India

Date of arrival

1971-00-00	Balle Elephant Camp from Kakanakote forest

Record history
History of updates	2021-12-25

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Drona is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1997 at Balle Elephant Camp, in India, . Official death reason described as electrocuted by the high-tension electric wire passing through the Kakanakote jungles.

Origin

Drona was born unknown at Nagarhole National Park.

Comments / pictures

Drona was named after Dronacharya, the great guru of Mahabharata.

Drona carried the golden howda at Dasara procession in Mysore from 1982 until death 1997. He was succeeded by elephant Balarama.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Drona, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Balle Elephant Camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2478. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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