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

♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj)

Identification

Local id Number	1
Karnataka database	90

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 54 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1968 wild
Birth place:	in Bandipur National Park
Capture:	1978
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born	♀ Shiva

2. Born 1984-00-00	♀ Vanitha (Vanita) Local id: 5

3. Born 2007-01-29	♀ Vanashree Local id: 10
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India

Date of arrival

	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo from Bannerghatta National Park

	Bannerghatta National Park from Bandipur National Park

Record history
History of updates	2016-12-09: DCEMK_nr

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Vanaraja (Vanaraj) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India.

Vanaraja (Vanaraj) arrived to the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo unknown date, relocated from the Bannerghatta National Park, in India.

Vanaraja (Vanaraj) lives together with 21 other elephants at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Vanaraja (Vanaraj) was born wild 1968 at Bandipur National Park, captured 1978 .

Comments / pictures

Karnataka database claim birth year 1962

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Vanaraja (Vanaraj), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 May 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4817. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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