Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Raman at Chester Zoo

† Raman is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, from disease 2009-07-23. Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A). (see detailed list).

Origin

Raman was born captive-born 2006-11-12 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Raman are: ♂ Upali (father) and ♀ Thi Ha Way (mother).

Siblings through the father Upali:

1. 2004-03-07(F) Sundara
2. 2010-07-18 -- † 2013-07-29 (M) Nayan Hi Way
3. 2011-01-22 -- † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
4. 2012-11-25 -- † 2015-10-27 (M) Hari Hi Way
5. 2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
6. 2014-07-17(M) Kavi
7. 2014-08-19(M) Ashoka
8. 2014-09-17(F) Samiya
9. 2016-09-19(F) Zinda
10. 2017-03-19(F) Avani
11. 2017-05-15(M) Kabir
12. 2018-02-10(M) Sanjay
13. 2021-06-16(M) Petit Jack

Siblings through the mother Thi Ha Way:

1. 1993-09-09 - † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
2. 1995-12-19 - † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
3. 1997-12-31 - † 2018-09-07 (F) Sithami
4. 2000-10-07(M) Assam
5. 2004-03-05 - † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
6. 2011-01-22 - † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
7. 2015-08-20 - † 2018-10-25 (F) Nandita
8. 2018-05-17(M) Anjan Hi Way

Pedigree

Although not confirmed by Chester Zoo, two independant newsreports state that Raman died in Herpes virus:

2009-11-22: Virus Kills Young Elephant:"The two-year-old male Asian elephant calf fell victim to a herpes virus that has baffled scientists worldwide since it began appearing in young elephants."

2009-12-10: Virus returns to St. Louis Zoo's elephant Jade: "Last month, the virus killed an elephant at England's Chester Zoo".

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/141699/Virus-kills-young-elephant
• http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/88530D51197EBAED862576880009E5D3?OpenDocument
  
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pharmacology_molecular_sciences/faculty/bios/haywardg.html'>Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Upali (Google Translated version)

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Chester Zoo
• More elephants from: United Kingdom
• More elephants that was born: 2006-11-12
• More elephants that died: 2009-07-23
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Raman at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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