Raman an Asian elephant at Chester Zoo

☨ ♂ Raman
March 2008. Photo © Audrey Mealiff
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Id number
Origin
Born:	* 2006-11-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Chester Zoo

Parents:	♂ Upali x ♀ Thi Ha Way
Death
Dead date:	† 2009-07-23
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Locations
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2006-11-12	Chester Zoo

Document updated	2009-07-24: death 2009-12-11: death reason 2018-03-19: link to EleWiki submitted 2018-12-07: herpes species EEHV1A
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Description

† Raman is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus), who died at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, of disease in 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:

2004-03-07(F) Sundara
2010-07-18 -- † 2013-07-29 (M) Nayan Hi Way
2011-01-22 -- † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
2012-11-25 -- † 2015-10-27 (M) Hari Hi Way
2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
2014-07-17(M) Kavi
2014-08-19(M) Ashoka
2014-09-17(F) Samiya
2016-09-19(F) Zinda
2017-03-19(F) Avani
2017-05-15(M) Kabir
2018-02-10(M) Sanjay

Siblings through the mother Thi Ha Way:

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

Pedigree

**Ramans pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Raman	Sire: Upali	Sire: Maxi	Sire:
		Sire: Maxi	Dame:
		Dame: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali)	Sire:
		Dame: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali)	Dame:
	Dame: Thi Ha Way	Sire:	Sire:
		Sire:	Dame:
		Dame:	Sire:
		Dame:	Dame:

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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".

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Raman, an Asian at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=581. (archived at the Wayback machine)