Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sudha at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo

Location

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

Sudha arrived Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo 2020-08-17,

In Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, Sudha lives together with 21 other elephants with records as alive in this database:

1. 1. ♀ Baby born 1953
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2. 2. ♀ Barkha born 1958
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3. 3. ♂ Gajendra born 2009-08-03
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4. 4. ♀ Gayathri born 1961
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5. 5. ♀ Lilly born 1967
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6. 6. ♀ Maya
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7. 7. ♀ Munniya born 1973
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8. 8. ♀ Rupa born 2008
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9. 9. ♂ Samapath born 2014-02-00
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10. 10. ♂ Sundar born 1999?
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11. 11. ♀ Suvarna born 1990
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12. 12. ♀ Tulsi born 2021-01-30
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13. 13. ♂ unknown born 2020-08-01
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14. 14. ⚪ Unknown born 2015-06-20
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15. 15. ♂ unknown born 2017-09-22
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16. 16. ♀ unknown born 2016
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17. 17. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-22
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18. 18. ♂ Vanaraja (Vanaraj) born 1968
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19. 19. ♀ Vanashree born 2007-01-29
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20. 20. ♀ Vanitha (Vanita) born 1984-00-00
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21. 21. ♀ Veda born 1999-02-02
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See also a more detailed list with the elephants arrival dates etc.

Origin

Sudha was born captive-born 2020-08-17 at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sudha are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Suvarna (mother).

Siblings through the mother Suvarna:

1. (F) Shiva
2. (F) Gokula
3. 1984-00-00(F) Vanitha (Vanita)
4. 2007-01-29(F) Vanashree
5. 2009-08-03(M) Gajendra
6. 2015-06-20(unknown) Unknown
7. 2017-09-22(M) unknown

Pedigree

2020: a 45-year-old elephant in Bengaluru Zoo has given birth to a female calf, an official said on Thursday. Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBBP) or Bengaluru Zoo is happy to announce the elephant named Suvarna gave birth to a female calf on Monday," said BBBP Executive Director Vanashree Vipin Singh

2020-08-26: The calf will be named as ''Sudha'' to acknowledge the contribution of Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murthy towards the cause of wildlife conservation.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/some-good-news-45-year-old-elephant-gives-birth-to-calf-in-bengaluru-zoo-2804725.html
  
• https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/bengaluru-zoo-names-elephant-calf-after-sudha-murthy/1923180
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
• More elephants from: India
• More elephants that was born: 2020-08-17
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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