Devaswom Girisan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Cochin Devaswom in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Devaswom Girisan  dead elephant


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Alternative name: Kodungalloor Gireeshan

Identification

Chip id Number000658F350
Local id Number 63
Kerala database nr629

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Origin
Born:* <1950 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2017-11-13
Death reason: age: collapsed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Cochin Devaswom, in India

Date of arrival

1951-00-00Cochin Devaswom
from Kodanadu Elephant training centre

Record history
History of updates2018-05-17: new record, death report

Latest document update2023-09-12 14:54:55
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† Devaswom Girisan is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2017-11-13 at Cochin Devaswom, in India, . Official death reason described as collapsed.

Origin

Devaswom Girisan was born wild <1950.


Comments / pictures

1951: The elephant was bought from Kodanad for Rs. 13,000 in 1951

2017-11-17: Gireeshan, one of the senior elephants of Cochin Devaswom Board, died on Monday. ... Gireeshan, which collapsed at the Kokkarni compound of the Devaswom on October 26, didn’t recover after that. It was undergoing treatment for almost one year for various ailments, under the guidance of veterinary doctor V. Sunil Kumar.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Devaswom Girisan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Cochin Devaswom in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10935. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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