Vanitha (Vanita)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India

Biography
♀ Vanitha (Vanita)
Identification
Local id Number 5
Karnataka database94
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 40 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1984-00-00 captive-born
Birth place: in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Parents: ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) x ♀ Suvarna
Offspring
Total: 4 babies
1. Born ♀ unknown
2. Born 1999-02-02♀ Veda Local id: 7
3. Born 2003-11-22♀ Nisarga Local id: 8
4. Born 2008♀ Rupa Local id: 9
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India
Date of arrival
1984-00-00Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Record history
History of updates2024-02-05
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Vanitha (Vanita) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India.

Vanitha (Vanita) arrived in 1984-00-00 to the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, relocated from the , in .


Social

Vanitha (Vanita) lives together with 21 other elephants at the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 5. ♀ Baby
  2. 6. ♀ Barkha
  3. 7. ♂ Gajendra born 2009-08-03
  4. 8. ♀ Gayathri born 1961
  5. 9. ♀ Lilly born 1967
  6. 10. ♀ Maya
  7. 11. ♀ Munniya born 1973
  8. 12. ♀ Rupa born 2008
  9. 13. ♂ Samapath born 2014-02-00
  10. 14. ♀ Sudha born 2020-08-17
  11. 15. ♀ Suvarna born 1990
  12. 16. ♀ Tulsi born 2021-01-30
  13. 17. ♀ unknown born 2016
  14. 18. ♂ unknown born 2020-08-01
  15. 19. ♂ unknown born 2024-01-30
  16. 20. ⚪ Unknown born 2015-06-20
  17. 21. ♂ unknown born 2017-09-22
  18. 22. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-22
  19. 23. ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) born 1968
  20. 24. ♀ Vanashree born 2007-01-29
  21. 25. ♀ Veda born 1999-02-02

Offspring

  1. (F) unknown
  2. (F) 1999-02-02 Veda Local id: 7
  3. (F) 2003-11-22 Nisarga Local id: 8
  4. (F) 2008 Rupa Local id: 9


Origin

Vanitha (Vanita) was born captive-born 1984-00-00 at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Vanitha (Vanita) are: ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) (father) and ♀ Suvarna (mother).

Siblings through the father Vanaraja (Vanaraj):

  1. (F) Shiva
  2. 2007-01-29(F) Vanashree

Siblings through the mother Suvarna:

  1. (F) Shiva
  2. (F) Gokula
  3. 2007-01-29(F) Vanashree
  4. 2009-08-03(M) Gajendra
  5. 2015-06-20(unknown) Unknown
  6. 2017-09-22(M) unknown
  7. 2020-08-17(F) Sudha
  8. 2023-04-00 - † 2023-04-00 (unknown) stillborn

Pedigree

Vanitha (Vanita)s ancestral Pedigree:
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Vanitha (Vanita)

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Vanaraja (Vanaraj)

Born: 1968

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Suvarna

Born: 1990

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Comments / pictures

karnataka database claim her birth year was 1976

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Vanitha (Vanita), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5370. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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