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

Biography

☨ ♂ Ramu

Alternative name:	Ram

Identification

Local id Number	3
Tamil Nadu database	3

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ maybe about 55 years old (estimated age)
Dentition
Incisives	tusker
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)

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

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

Latest document update	2025-02-13 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.

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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)