Ashwatthama
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ramapura camp in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Ashwatthama  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂ 3 years old
Origin
Born:* 2021-08-14 captive-born
Birth place: in Aane Mane Foundation base camp

Parents: x ♀ Kalpana
Death
Dead: 2024-06-11
Death reason: accident: electrocution
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Ramapura camp, in India

Date of arrival

2021-12-17Ramapura camp
from Aane Mane Foundation base camp

Record history
History of updates2024-06-11: Updated as dead

Latest document update2024-06-11 16:59:49
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† Ashwatthama is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2024-06-11 at Ramapura camp, in India, . Official death reason described as electrocution.

Origin

Ashwatthama was born captive-born 2021-08-14 at Aane Mane Foundation base camp.

Parentage


Parents of Ashwatthama are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Kalpana (mother).

Siblings through the mother Kalpana:

  1. 2013-10-22(M) Gaja

Pedigree


Ashwatthamas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Ashwatthama

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Born:
2025-06

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Kalpana

Born: 1976
2025-06

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An elephant that was part of the historic Mysuru Dasara celebrations died of electrocution near Karnataka’s Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on Tuesday.

The 38-year old pachyderm, Ashwatthama, came in contact with a live wire connected to a solar fence near the Bhimanakatte Elephant Camp, located in the tiger reserve, according to sources. The elephant was headed to the forest in search of food.

Ashwatthama was part of Dasara events in 2021 and 2022. While Ashwatthama took part in the famous Jamboo Savari in 2021, it was among the Dasara elephants not picked for the final parade in 2022. It was among the youngest elephants to be part of the grand event.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ashwatthama, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ramapura camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10651. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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