The Bedford Estates, London
Meet Raja
Raja is the male elephant in the Woburn Safari Park herd, living with four females Chandrika, Damini, Yu Zin and juvenile Tarli, in a specially designed house.
Raja can be seen during the day in the Road Safari, when you drive past the elephant house, on the re-entry route.
About Raja
Raja is one of the five Asian elephants living at Woburn Safari Park. He is very easy to spot on the Road Safari drive-through (from the Savannah Grasslands section, or via the re-entry route) as he is the only elephant with big tusks! These tusks are only seen on the male Asian elephants.
Raja was born on the 19th January 1994 and currently weighs over four tonnes! He arrived at Woburn in 1997 along with Damini and Chandrika from West Bengal in India and was one of seven calves in a family group.
He became a dad to elephant juvenile Tarli in September 2014.
Raja is very well cared for, he receives a high standard of welfare, including regular health checks to ensure he stays fit and healthy. His impressive tusks are also trimmed routinely, did you know they can grow up to 11cm in just one year?
Raja’s favourite foods are pineapples, bananas and maize (Woburn has its very own maize growing plot so Raja enjoys plenty of maize during the summer).
Raja has lots of toys in his paddock which provide him with plenty of enrichment but his favourite are his giant footballs.
ASIAN ELEPHANTS
Elephants are the largest land mammal in the world. Raja is one of five Asian elephants living at Woburn Safari Park.
What's On
Summer is set to be huge! Meet some of your favourite kids’ TV stars every weekend throughout August.
PAW Patrol is up next: meet Rubble & Marshall on 23rd August, followed by Chase & Skye on 29th August! 🐾 Plus, everyone's favourite little piggy Peppa and her brother George will be joining on the 30th and 31st!
Say hello to Kochi! After months of planning and preparation, Kochi the red panda has arrived from Bordeaux, France. Spot him at the Himalayan Heights (no.8 on your map) as he explores his new home.
Save the date! Visit on the 22nd and 23rd August for a fun-filled weekend to raise vital funds for the Mahouts Elephant Foundation 🐘
Plus, every donation to our elephant conservation fundraiser throughout August enters you into a prize draw to WIN a VIP Experience and an overnight stay at The Woburn Hotel!
With so much to see and do, one visit might not be enough. Save with a Summer 2for1 Car Ticket and enjoy two adventures for the price of one - saving a bundle for explorers of ALL ages.
