Brahma
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden

dead elephant ☨ ♂ Brahma  dead elephant
Picture from ultrascanning of Brahma. <br />From left to right: Frank Göritz, Thomas Hildebrandt, Pelle Zettersten, Jörgen Gustafson, Thomas Antmar.<br />Photo: Bengt-Ole Röken, Kolmården.<br />
Picture from ultrascanning of Brahma.
From left to right: Frank Göritz, Thomas Hildebrandt, Pelle Zettersten, Jörgen Gustafson, Thomas Antmar.
Photo: Bengt-Ole Röken, Kolmården.
Alternative name: Paremeshwara
Identification
EEP nr9404
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 20 years old
Origin
Born:* 1982 wild
Birth place: in Nagarhole National Park
Imported:1994 by Kolmarden Zoo
Freight:Air cargo (SAS?)
Death
Dead: †2002-09-29
Death reason: euthanised: Positive Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) trunk-wash test
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2003-05-14
(dead † 2003-05-14)		♂ stillborn
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden
Date of arrival
1994-03-30Kolmarden Zoo
from Mysore Zoo
1994-00-00Mysore Zoo
from Mathigodu elephant Camp
1983-00-00Mathigodu elephant Camp
from Nagarhole National Park
Record history
History of updates2012-08-14: corr death date
2018-05-10: import records
Latest document update2021-09-15 11:19:56
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Biography

† Brahma is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2002-09-29 at Kolmarden Zoo, in Sweden, . Official death reason described as Positive Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) trunk-wash test.

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

  1. (M) 2003-05-14 -- † 2003-05-14 stillborn

Origin

Brahma was born wild 1982 at Nagarhole National Park. and imported 1994 by Kolmarden Zoo, Air cargo (SAS?)


Comments / pictures

Imported semi-adult to Sweden as captive-born, but Brahma was in fact born wild. He had a very gentle temper, and was kept in free contact until his death. Euthanised due to open infection with Tuberculosis. Shortly before his death, he sired a (later stillborn) baby with Sandai.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Brahma, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 December 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=134. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Asian Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP, 2011 by Rob Belterman, Martin van Wees
  • Kolmarden Zoo records, Sven Mellgren
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