Chaitra an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Bandipur forest camp (BEC)
| Chaitra | ID Number: | Local id Number: 2 - 2 in Database for Captive Elephants in Karnataka - |
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| Species: | Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 49 years old |
| Management: | Free contact |
| Location: | Bandipur forest camp (BEC) |
| Arrival | Bandipur forest camp (BEC) |
| Born: | * 1971 captive-born in Bandipur forest camp (BEC) |
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| Document updated | 2016-12-10: DCEMK_nr |
| 2012: After a gap of nearly 15 years, Chaitra from Bandipura elephant camps is being brought to Dasara celebrations this season. Calves of Chaitra: Krishna (2000); Drona (2004); Manikanta (2006); Raja (2008) and Aishwarya (2010) (Source) 2012-09-07: Chaitra, who has a 22-month-old calf in Bandipur, is now being readied. "We'll start the separation next week," Dr DN Nagaraj, the vet attached to Bandipur Tiger Reserve, said. Dr Nagaraj, who has looked after Dasara jumbos for a decade, said the mother takes time to adjust because of intimacy with the calf. Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Chaitra, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Bandipur forest camp (BEC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 September 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6202. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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