Abhi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Mysore Zoo in India

Biography

♂ Abhi
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Alternative name:	Abhimanyu, Ganesh

Identification

Local id Number	5
Karnataka database	107

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 21 years old
Management:	Free contact

People killed:	1: Harish (38)
Origin
Born:	* 2004-11-00 captive-born
Birth place:	in Mysore Zoo
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2017-07-21	♀ Parvathi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Mysore Zoo, in India

Date of arrival

2004-11-00	Mysore Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2021-12-16

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

Abhi is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Mysore Zoo, in India.

Abhi arrived in 2004-11-00 to the Mysore Zoo,

Social

Abhi lives together with 13 other elephants at the Mysore Zoo: (detailed list)

2. ♀ Airavathi born 2003
3. ⚪ Drona born 2004
4. ♀ Gajalaxmi born 1980-00-00
5. ♀ Ishwarya born 2001
6. ♂ Jayaprakash
7. ♀ Kollegala born 2002
8. ♀ Lakshmi born 2008
9. ♂ Madesha born 2007-06-12
10. ♀ Padmavathi
11. ♀ Parvathi born 2017-07-21
12. ⚪ Raja born 2008
13. ♂ Rama born 1995
14. ♂ Richie born 1995

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(F) 2017-07-21 Parvathi

Origin

Abhi was born captive-born 2004-11-00 at Mysore Zoo.

Comments / pictures

2008: K.T. Cariappa of Mysore on Saturday adopted Abhimanyu, a male elephant by remitting Rs. 1.2 lakh, which is the cost of maintaining an elephant in the zoo.

2020-08-07: A Mahout was trampled to death by an elephant in Mysuru zoo on Friday.

The victim, Harish (38), a resident of Lalithadripur near the city, was stamped by Abhi (elephant) on Friday afternoon.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Abhi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Mysore Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5136. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mysuru-zoo-elephant-tramples-mahout-to-death-870785.html
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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