Karthik
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu) in India

Biography
♂ Karthik



Identification

Karnataka database+161? (N/A)

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ maybe about 11 years old (estimated age)
Management:Free contact

People killed:2: mahouts Annu and Mani, 2017
Origin
Born:* 2014? captive-born
Birth place: in Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)

Parents: x ♀ Vijaya
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu), in India

Date of arrival

2014-00-00Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)
Record history
History of updates2018-04-25: new record, mankiller

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Karthik is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu), in India.

Karthik arrived in 2014-00-00 to the Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu),

Social

Karthik lives together with 21 other elephants at the Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu): (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♂ Ajay born 1974
  2. 2. ♂ Chandra born 1969
  3. 3. ♂ Dhananjaya
  4. 4. ♂ Ganapa born 1991
  5. 5. ♂ Ganesha born 2010
  6. 6. ♂ Gopi born 1982
  7. 7. ♂ Harsha born 1976
  8. 8. ⚪ Indra born 1977
  9. 9. ♀ Kaveri born 1978
  10. 10. ♂ Kusha born 1994?
  11. 11. ♂ Laxman (Lakshmana)
  12. 12. ♀ Moyra (Moira) born 1988
  13. 13. ♀ Mukambika born 1979
  14. 14. ♂ Nanjunda
  15. 15. ⚪ Parasu Rama (Parashuram) born 2005
  16. 16. ♂ Ranjan born 2001
  17. 17. ♂ Shivu born 2011-03-00
  18. 18. ♂ Thirtarama (Theertharam)
  19. 19. ⚪ unknown born 2014-07-00
  20. 20. ⚪ unknown
  21. 21. ⚪ unknown born 2017

Casualties

2 casualties
  1. 2017-04-17: mahout Annu fatal attack by Karthik. † Annu Died 2017-04-17
  2. 2017-05-04: mahout Mani fatal attack by Karthik. † Mani Died 2017-05-04


Origin

Karthik was born captive-born 2014? at Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu).

Parentage


Parents of Karthik are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Vijaya (mother).

Pedigree


Karthiks ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Karthik

Sire (f):


Born:
2025-06

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Born:
2025-06
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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-06
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Vijaya

Born:
2025-06

Sire mf:


Born:
2025-06
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Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-06
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Comments / pictures

2014-07-24: Vijaya, the cow-elephant camping at the Dubare Elephant Camp of the Forest Department near here has given birth to a female calf recently. Vijaya, aged 56 years, has so far given birth to 12 calves

2017-05-06: A young male elephant in Kodagu’s Dubare camp that killed two mahouts in quick succession was found to be allergic to Alcohol. And this, forest department sources say, may have provoked seven-year-old Karthik to trample the two mahouts, who were in an inebriated state. While one Mahout Annu was killed on April 17, the other trainer Mani was killed on Thursday. [...] Karthik is the offspring of Vijaya (40), who was captured in Kattepura reserve forest in 1998. Vijaya, a Dasara elephant, was known to be gentle.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Karthik, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10977. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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