Ramu
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Varagaliar elephant camp in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Ramu  dead elephant

Alternative name: Ram

Identification

Local id Number 3
Tamil Nadu database3

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ maybe about 55 years old (estimated age)
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Origin
Born:* 1970? wild
Birth place: in Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary
Capture: 1978-11-20
Death
Dead: 2025-02-10
Death location: Varagaliar elephant camp
Death reason: pathological: general weakness, debility, and tooth infection
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Varagaliar elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

Varagaliar elephant camp
from Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)

1978-11-20Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)
from Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary

Record history
History of updates2018-05-04: new record
2018-05-22: alt name
2025-02-13: Updated as dead

Latest document update2025-02-13 08:54:49
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† Ramu is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2025-02-10 at Varagaliar elephant camp, in India, . Official death reason described as general weakness, debility, and tooth infection.

Origin

Ramu was born wild 1970? at Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, captured 1978-11-20 .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Ramu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Varagaliar elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11201. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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