Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan
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Identification

Chip id Number	00065DE38C
Certificate Number	672
Kerala database nr	583

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ maybe about 50 years old (estimated age)
Dentition
Incisives	tusker
Origin
Born:	* 1971? wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2021-04-08
Death location:	Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)
Death reason:	anorexia: stopped eating and drinking, and had a swelling in one of its limbs
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), in India

Date of arrival

	Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) from Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple

	Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple from Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)

	Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2022-04-15

Latest document update	2022-04-15 05:32:31
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† Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-04-08 at Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), in India, . Official death reason described as stopped eating and drinking, and had a swelling in one of its limbs.

Origin

Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan was born wild 1971? at India unspecified location.

Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan on elephant-news.com

Articles where Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan is mentioned on elephant-news.com
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2021-04-08	Injured kerala elephant dies days after it was deemed ‘fit’ for temple fest - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8353. (archived at the Wayback machine)