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

Biography

♀ Tulsi
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Identification

Karnataka database	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2021-01-30 captive-born , number 18
Birth place:	in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Vanashree
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India

Date of arrival

2021-01-30	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2024-02-05

Latest document update	2021-02-23 09:56:17
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Biography

Tulsi is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India.

Tulsi arrived in 2021-01-30 to the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo,

Social

Tulsi lives together with 21 other elephants at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Baby
2. ♀ Barkha
3. ♂ Gajendra born 2009-08-03
4. ♀ Gayathri born 1961
5. ♀ Lilly born 1967
6. ♀ Maya
7. ♀ Munniya born 1973
8. ♀ Rupa born 2008
9. ♂ Samapath born 2014-02-00
10. ♀ Sudha born 2020-08-17
11. ♀ Suvarna born 1990
12. ⚪ Unknown born 2015-06-20
13. ♂ unknown born 2024-01-30
14. ♂ unknown born 2017-09-22
15. ♀ unknown born 2016
16. ♂ unknown born 2020-08-01
17. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-22
18. ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) born 1968
19. ♀ Vanashree born 2007-01-29
20. ♀ Vanitha (Vanita) born 1984-00-00
21. ♀ Veda born 1999-02-02

Origin

Tulsi was born captive-born as birth number 18 2021-01-30 at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Tulsi are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Vanashree (mother).

Siblings through the mother Vanashree:

2014-02-00(M) Samapath

Pedigree

**Tulsis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Tulsi	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Vanashree Born: 2007-01-29	Sire mf: Vanaraja (Vanaraj) Born: 1968	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Vanaraja (Vanaraj) Born: 1968	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Suvarna Born: 1990	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Suvarna Born: 1990	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

A newborn elephant calf at Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBBP) has been named after Padma Shri recipient Tulsi Gowda, who has planted over one lakh trees.

The female calfTulsi, a new member to the BBP family, was born on January 30 to the 13-year-old elephant Vanashree. Both mother and calf are doing well.

Tulsi on elephant-news.com

Tulsi is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Tulsi is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2020-02-10	Bengaluru: elephant calf named after padma shri recipient tulsi gowda - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tulsi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8084. (archived at the Wayback machine)