Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi) at Mathigodu elephant Camp

♀ Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi)

Identification

Local id Number	24
Karnataka database	60

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 67 years old (estimated age)
Body weight:	4970.00 kg, 10934.00 lbs
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1954? captive-born
Birth place:	in Sunkadakatte elephant camp
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2010	♂ unknown
Locations
Present / last location:	Mathigodu elephant Camp, in India

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

	Mathigodu elephant Camp from Balle Elephant Camp (Kabini) Balle Elephant Camp (Kabini) from Sunkadakatte elephant camp

Document updated	2009-08-14: pregnant 2012-07-02: birth location 2012-09-09: not pregnant 2012-09-09: transfered 2016-12-11: DCEMK_nr 2018-04-30: text, location 2018-11-01: weight, apr birth year
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Location

Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Mathigodu elephant Camp, in India.

Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi) arrived Mathigodu elephant Camp unknown date, relocated from Balle Elephant Camp (Kabini), in India.

In Mathigodu elephant Camp, Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi) lives together with 8 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

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♂ Abhimanyu born 1964?
♂ Balarama born 1956?
♂ Bhima born 1998?
♂ Krishna born 1961
♀ Maasti born 1995
♂ Sri Rama
♂ Srinivas

detailed list

Offspring

(M) 2010 unknown

Origin

Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi) was born captive-born 1954? at Sunkadakatte elephant camp.

Comments / pictures

2017: Mahout Gunda and Kavadi Chinna. Mathigodu Elephant Camp

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Varalakshmi (Varlaxmi), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Mathigodu elephant Camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 1 August 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4109. (archived at the Wayback machine)