Rupa
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India

♀ Rupa
Alternative name:	Krupa?

Identification

Local id Number	9
Karnataka database	98

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2008 captive-born
Birth place:	in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Vanitha (Vanita)
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2016	♀ unknown

2. Born 2020-08-01	♂ unknown
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India

Date of arrival

2008-00-00	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2016-12-09: DCEMK_nr 2021-02-22: link to http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7619

Latest document update	2021-02-22 16:46:00
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Biography

Location

Rupa is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India.

Rupa arrived in 2008-00-00 to the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, Rupa lives together with 20 other elephants at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo:

3. ♀ Baby
4. ♀ Barkha
5. ♂ Gajendra born 2009-08-03
6. ♀ Gayathri born 1961
7. ♀ Lilly born 1967
8. ♀ Maya
9. ♀ Munniya born 1973
10. ♂ Samapath born 2014-02-00
11. ♀ Sudha born 2020-08-17
12. ♀ Suvarna born 1990
13. ♀ Tulsi born 2021-01-30
14. ♀ unknown born 2016
15. ♂ unknown born 2017-09-22
16. ♂ unknown born 2020-08-01
17. ⚪ Unknown born 2015-06-20
18. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-22
19. ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) born 1968
20. ♀ Vanashree born 2007-01-29
21. ♀ Vanitha (Vanita) born 1984-00-00
22. ♀ Veda born 1999-02-02

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

(F) 2016 unknown
(M) 2020-08-01 unknown

Origin

Rupa was born captive-born 2008 at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Rupa are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Vanitha (Vanita) (mother).

Siblings through the mother Vanitha (Vanita):

(F) unknown
1999-02-02(F) Veda
2003-11-22(F) Nisarga

Pedigree

**Rupas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Rupa	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Vanitha (Vanita) Born: 1984-00-00	Sire mf: Vanaraja (Vanaraj) Born: 1968	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Vanaraja (Vanaraj) Born: 1968	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Suvarna Born: 1990	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Suvarna Born: 1990	Dame mmm:

Rupa on elephant-news.com

Rupa is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Rupa is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2020-08-02	Karnataka: elephant figures rise in bannerghatta biological park - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Rupa, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4813. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7619
https://www.magzter.com/news/1060/3324/082020/sfkav
Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

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List of all captive born elephants in the database

Rupa mentioned on our sister website www.elephant-news.com

2020-08-02

Karnataka: elephant figures rise in bannerghatta biological park - Elephant News

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