Sudarshini
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bandhavgarh elephant camp in India

☨ ♀ Sudarshini

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* captive-born
Birth place:	in Bandhavgarh elephant camp

Parents:	♂ Gautam x ♀
Death
Dead:	†2015-01-29
Death reason:	maternal death:
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2013-00-00	⚪ unknown

2. Born 2015-01-29 (dead † 2015-01-29)	⚪ stillbirth
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bandhavgarh elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

	Bandhavgarh elephant camp
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-27: new record

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

† Sudarshini is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2015-01-29 at Bandhavgarh elephant camp, in India, .

Offspring

(unknown) 2013-00-00 unknown
(unknown) 2015-01-29 -- † 2015-01-29 stillbirth

Origin

Sudarshini was born captive-born at Bandhavgarh elephant camp.

Parentage

Parents of Sudarshini are: ♂ Gautam (father) and ♀ (mother).

Siblings through the father Gautam:

(unknown) Vanraj
(unknown) Sundargaj
(unknown) Ashtam
(unknown) Badhaini
(unknown) Siddhnath
1983(M) Bandhavgaj

Pedigree

**Sudarshinis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sudarshini	Sire (f): Gautam Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Badhaini, Sundargaj, Vanraj, Siddhnath, Sudarshini and Ashtam are the few elephants that were born here. Gautam sire them all.

2013: delivered a calf in 2013

2015-02-02: On Thursday, the female elephant Sudarshini died while giving birth to a premature calf at the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve. The veterinarians were not expecting a Pregnancy as the elephant had delivered a calf in 2013.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Sudarshini, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bandhavgarh elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 November 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11384. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/2-elephant-deaths-in-tiger-reserves-in-mp-set-alarm-bells-ringing/story-gtEim5DasNnJod1wCbqntK.html

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