Vanitha (Vanita) an Asian elephant at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo

♀ Vanitha (Vanita)
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 37 years old
Id numberLocal id Number: 5
94 in Database for Captive Elephants in Karnataka
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1984-00-00 captive-born
Birth place: in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Parents: ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) x ♀ Suvarna
Offspring
Total: 4 babies
1. Born ♀ unknown
2. Born 1999-02-02♀ Veda Local id: 7
3. Born 2003-11-22♀ Nisarga Local id: 8
4. Born 2008♀ Rupa (Krupa?) Local id: 9
Locations
Present / last location:Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1984-00-00Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Document updated2016-12-09: DCEMK_nr
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Description

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Vanitha (Vanita) is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India.

Vanitha (Vanita) arrived in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo 1984-00-00, relocated from , in .

In Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, Vanitha (Vanita) lives together with 18 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ⚪ Veda born 2015-06-20
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Baby born 1953
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Barkha born 1958
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Gajendra born 2009-08-03
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Gayathri born 1961
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Lilly born 1967
    7. ,
  7. ♀ Maya
    8. ,
  8. ♀ Munniya born 1973
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Nisarga born 2003-11-22
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Rupa (Krupa?) born 2008
    11. ,
  11. ♀ Sudha born 2020-08-17
    12. ,
  12. ♂ Sundar born 1999?
    13. ,
  13. ♀ Suvarna born 1990
    14. ,
  14. ♂ unknown born 2017-09-22
    15. ,
  15. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-22
    16. ,
  16. ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) born 1968
    17. ,
  17. ♀ Vanashree born 2007-01-29
    18. ,
  18. ♀ Veda born 1999-02-02
    19. , (see detailed list).

Offspring

  1. (F) unknown
  2. (F) 1999-02-02 Veda Local id: 7
  3. (F) 2003-11-22 Nisarga Local id: 8
  4. (F) 2008 Rupa (Krupa?) Local id: 9

Origin

Vanitha (Vanita) was born captive-born 1984-00-00 at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Vanitha (Vanita) are: ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) (father) and ♀ Suvarna (mother).

Siblings through the father Vanaraja (Vanaraj):

  1. (F) Shiva
  2. 2007-01-29(F) Vanashree

Siblings through the mother Suvarna:

  1. (F) Shiva
  2. (F) Gokula
  3. 2007-01-29(F) Vanashree
  4. 2009-08-03(M) Gajendra
  5. 2015-06-20(unknown) Veda
  6. 2017-09-22(M) unknown
  7. 2020-08-17(F) Sudha

Pedigree

Vanitha (Vanita)s pedigree:
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Comments / pictures

karnataka database claim her birth year was 1976



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Vanitha (Vanita), an Asian at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5370. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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