Rama
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Oklahoma City Zoo in United States

Biography

♀ Rama

Identification

SSP nr	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2022-01-20 captive-born
Birth place:	in Oklahoma City Zoo

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Asha
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

	Oklahoma City Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2024-12-01: female sex

Latest document update	2024-12-01 11:06:49
Google map

Biography

Rama is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States.

Rama arrived to the Oklahoma City Zoo unknown date,

Social

Rama lives together with 7 other elephants at the Oklahoma City Zoo: (detailed list)

♀ Achara born 2014-12-22
♀ Asha born 1995-02-02
♂ Bowie born 2013-08-05
♀ Chandra born 1996-07-02
♀ Kai born 2018-10-09
♂ Kandula born 2001-11-25
♂ Xerxes born 2025-06-17

Origin

Rama was born captive-born 2022-01-20 at Oklahoma City Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Rama are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Asha (mother).

Siblings through the mother Asha:

2011-04-15 - † 2015-10-01 (F) Malee
2014-12-22(F) Achara
2018-10-09(F) Kai
2024-07-21 - † 2024-07-21 (unknown) Unnamed stillborn

Pedigree

**Ramas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Rama	Sire (f): Born: 2026-01	Sire ff: Born: 2026-01	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-01	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-01	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-01	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Asha Born: 1995-02-02 2026-01	Sire mf: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962 2026-01	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Onyx (Big Mac) Born: 1962 2026-01	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Connie (Pinky) Born: 1964 2026-01	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Connie (Pinky) Born: 1964 2026-01	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

At birth, the zoo thought they were a male but later determined Rama to be a female. A video about this was posted on their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=708820580267582

That post also mentioned that Achara and Kai are Rama's sisters, which also means that Rex is her dad.

Lastly, here is a more recent post from early this year, noting Rama's second birthday with some great photos of her included: https://www.facebook.com/okczoo/posts/rama-is-a-terrific-two-years-old-today-join-us-in-wishing-our-youngest-elephant-/699446905642690/

Alexis Randall

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Rama, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Oklahoma City Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10672. (archived at the Wayback machine)