Brahma an Asian elephant at Kolmarden Zoo
☨ ♂ Brahma 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 Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus ) Sex and age: Male ♂ 20 years old Id number EEP Number: 9404Origin Born: * 1982 wild Birth place: in Nagarhole National Park Imported: 1994 Freight: Air cargo (SAS?) Death Dead date: † 2002-09-29 Death reason: euthanised : Positive Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) trunk-wash testOffspring Total: 1 babies 1. Born 2003-05-14 (dead † 2003-05-14 ) ♂ stillborn Locations Present / last location: Kolmarden Zoo , in Sweden Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!) 1994-03-30 Kolmarden Zoo from Mysore Zoo Mysore Zoo 1994-00-00 from Mathigodu elephant Camp Mathigodu elephant Camp 1983-00-00 from Nagarhole National Park Document updated 2012-08-14: corr death date
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Description † Brahma is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus ), who died at Kolmarden Zoo , in Sweden , of euthanised in 2002-09-29 . Official death reason described as Positive Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) trunk-wash test. (see detailed list ).
Offspring Total: 1 babies (M) 2003-05-14 -- † 2003-05-14 stillborn Origin Brahma was born wild 1982 at Nagarhole National Park . and imported 1994 , 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 Koehl, Dan, (2020). Brahma, an Asian at Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 January 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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This document was updated: 2018-05-10 13:08:24