Raman
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♂ Raman
March 2008. Photo © Audrey Mealiff

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2006-11-12 captive-born
Birth place:	in Chester Zoo

Parents:	♂ Upali x ♀ Thi Ha Way
Death
Dead:	†2009-07-23
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

2006-11-12	Chester Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2023-12-17

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Raman is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2009-07-23 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A).

Origin

Raman was born captive-born 2006-11-12 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Raman are: ♂ Upali (father) and ♀ Thi Ha Way (mother).

Siblings through the father Upali:

2004-03-07 -- † 2024-07-19 (F) Sundara Hi Way
2010-07-18 -- † 2013-07-29 (M) Nayan Hi Way
2011-01-22 -- † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
2012-11-25 -- † 2015-10-27 (M) Hari Hi Way
2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
2014-07-17(M) Kavi
2014-08-19(M) Ashoka
2014-09-17(F) Samiya
2016-09-19 -- † 2024-07-07 (F) Zinda
2017-03-19 -- † 2024-06-30 (F) Avani
2017-05-15(M) Kabir
2018-02-10(M) Sanjay
2021-06-16 -- † 2023-07-18 (M) Petit Jack

Siblings through the mother Thi Ha Way:

1993-09-09 - † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
1995-12-19 - † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
1997-12-31 - † 2018-09-07 (F) Sithami
2000-10-07(M) Assam
2004-03-05 - † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
2011-01-22 - † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
2015-08-20 - † 2018-10-25 (F) Nandita
2018-05-17(M) Anjan Hi Way

Pedigree

**Ramans ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Raman	Sire (f): Upali Born: 1994-11-14	Sire ff: Maxi Born: 1969	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Maxi Born: 1969	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) Born: 1975-07-01	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) Born: 1975-07-01	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Thi Ha Way Born: 1982	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Although not confirmed by Chester Zoo, two independant newsreports state that Raman died in Herpes virus:

2009-11-22: Virus Kills Young Elephant:"The two-year-old male Asian elephant calf fell victim to a herpes virus that has baffled scientists worldwide since it began appearing in young elephants."

2009-12-10: Virus returns to St. Louis Zoo's elephant Jade: "Last month, the virus killed an elephant at England's Chester Zoo".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Raman, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=581. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/141699/Virus-kills-young-elephant
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/88530D51197EBAED862576880009E5D3?OpenDocument
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pharmacology_molecular_sciences/faculty/bios/haywardg.html'>Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Upali (Google Translated version)

Links

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Raman at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
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