John
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal) in India

Biography
♂ John

Identification

Local id Number 14
Tamil Nadu database33

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ less than 34 years old (maximum age)
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Management:Free contact

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* >1992 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Capture: 1993
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal), in India

Date of arrival

2026-03-07Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

2019-00-00Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)

2018-03-03Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

Record history
History of updates2018-05-03: new record, kumki

Latest document update2026-03-11 06:09:05
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Biography


John is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal), in India.

John arrived in 2026-03-07 to the Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal), relocated from the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.


Social

John lives together with 2 other elephants at the Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal): (detailed list)

  1. Cauvery
  2. Muthu


Origin

John was born wild >1992 at India unspecified location, captured 1993 .


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2018-04-04: Coimbatore: The forest department on Tuesday brought Kumki elephants (trained) John, 27, and Cheran, 32, from Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Nilgiris to the Chadivayal Elephant Camp here to prevent man-animal conflict

2019-07-04: kumkis Cheran (32) and John (27) of Chadivayal camp, who will be sent to Theppakkadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Cheran and John were shifted from Theppakkadu to Chadivayal in April last year. Forest Department officials said the decision to shift kumkis Cheran and John to the parent camp was taken after they were not found fit to be engaged in operations, mainly driving out wild elephants that strayed into human habitations.



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References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). John, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11251. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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