Tulsi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Himeji Central Park Zoo in Japan

Biography
♀ Tulsi


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Identification

Karnataka database00

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Female ♀ 4 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2021-01-30 captive-born, number 18
Birth place: in Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo

Parents: x ♀ Vanashree
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Himeji Central Park Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

2025-07-25Himeji Central Park Zoo
from Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo

Record history
History of updates2021-02-21: submitted as new born
2021-02-23: link to http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7620

Latest document update2021-02-23 09:56:17

Biography


Tulsi is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Himeji Central Park Zoo, in Japan.

Tulsi arrived in 2025-07-25 to the Himeji Central Park Zoo, relocated from the Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo, in India.


Social

Tulsi lives together with 4 other elephants at the Himeji Central Park Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. Megu born 1982
  2. Nobu born 1981
  3. Sachi born 1982
  4. Wata born 1982


Origin

Tulsi was born captive-born as birth number 18 2021-01-30 at Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Tulsi are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Vanashree (mother).

Siblings through the mother Vanashree:

  1. 2014-02-00(M) Sampath

Pedigree


Tulsis ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Tulsi

Sire (f):


Born:
2025-11

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-11
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-11
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Vanashree

Born: 2007-01-29
2025-11

Sire mf:
Vanaraja (Vanaraj)

Born: 1968
2025-11
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Suvarna

Born: 1990
2025-11
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


Comments / pictures

A newborn elephant calf at Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBBP) has been named after Padma Shri recipient Tulsi Gowda, who has planted over one lakh trees.

The female calfTulsi, a new member to the BBP family, was born on January 30 to the 13-year-old elephant Vanashree. Both mother and calf are doing well.



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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tulsi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Himeji Central Park Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8084. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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