Raja
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Mysore Zoo in India

Biography
⚪ Raja
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age: 18 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2008 captive-born
Birth place: in Bandipur forest camp (BEC)
Parents: ♂ x ♀ Chaitra
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Mysore Zoo, in India
Date of arrival
2018-01-25Mysore Zoo
from Ramapura camp
2013-03-00Ramapura camp
from Bandipur forest camp (BEC)
Record history
History of updates2013-04-07: transfer
2018-03-19: probably transferred to Mysore Zoo
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Raja is a living Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Mysore Zoo, in India.

Raja arrived in 2018-01-25 to the Mysore Zoo, relocated from the Ramapura camp, in India.


Social

Raja lives together with 11 other elephants at the Mysore Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♀ Airavathi born 2003
  2. 2. ⚪ Drona born 2004
  3. 3. ♀ Gajalaxmi born 1980-00-00
  4. 4. ♀ Ishwarya born 2001
  5. 5. ♂ Jayaprakash
  6. 6. ♀ Kollegala born 2002
  7. 7. ♀ Lakshmi born 2008
  8. 8. ♂ Madesha born 2007-06-12
  9. 9. ♀ Parvathi born 2017-07-21
  10. 10. ♂ Rama born 1995
  11. 11. ♂ Richie born 1995


Origin

Raja was born captive-born 2008 at Bandipur forest camp (BEC).

Parentage

Parents of Raja are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Chaitra (mother).

Siblings through the mother Chaitra:

  1. 2004() Drona
  2. 2006(M) Krishna
  3. 2006(M) Manikandan (Manikanta)
  4. 2009(M) unknown (Chaitras calf?)
  5. 2010() Aishwarya
  6. 2020-02-00(F) unknown

Pedigree

Rajas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Raja

Sire (f):


Born:
2026-05

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Born:
2026-05		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2026-05		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Chaitra

Born: 1971
2026-05

 Sire mf:


Born:
2026-05		 Sire mff:
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Dame mm:


Born:
2026-05		 Sire mmf:
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Raja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Mysore Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12822. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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