Balram
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) in India

Biography
♂ Balram
The brothers separated from their herd in 2019.
The brothers separated from their herd in 2019.
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Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂ maybe about 20 years old (estimated age)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2005? wild
Birth place: in Kanha National Park
Capture: 2020-12-06
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) , in India

Date of arrival

2020-12-06Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park)
from Kanha National Park

Record history
History of updates2020-10-30

Latest document update2020-12-10 03:52:38
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Biography


Balram is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) , in India.

Balram arrived in 2020-12-06 to the Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) , relocated from the Kanha National Park, in India.


Social

Balram lives together with 3 other elephants at the Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) : (detailed list)

  1. Laxmi
  2. Mahavir
  3. Shivaji


Origin

Balram was born wild 2005? at Kanha National Park, captured 2020-12-06 .


Comments / pictures

2020-12-07: THE Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has captured the elephant whose brother died of electrocution near Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh on November 27. The elephants separated from their Herd somewhere in Odisha around February last year and had since been roaming jungles of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, covering about 2000 km.



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2020-12-07 His brother electrocuted, elephant captured after 21 months of free run - Elephant News

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Balram, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kanha unspecified elephant camp (Kanha National Park) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8213. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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