Shankar
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India

♂ Shankar
Alternative name:	Sankar

Identification

Local id Number	5
Tamil Nadu database	24

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ about 55 years old (approximate age)
Dentition
Incisives	tusker
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* ~1967 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1975-04-06 Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India

Date of arrival

1975-04-06	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-04: new record 2018-05-18: capture

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Location

Shankar is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.

Shankar arrived in 1975-04-06 to the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), Shankar lives together with 25 other elephants at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC):

1. ♂ Anna born ~1957
2. ♀ Bhama born ~1949
3. ♂ Bomman born <2000
4. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
5. ♂ Giri born >2009
6. ♀ Harini
7. ⚪ Indhak
8. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
9. ♂ Jambo born <1987
10. ♂ John born >1992
11. ♀ Kamatchi born ~1957
12. ♂ Mudumalai born ~1965
13. ♂ Murthy born 1962
14. ⚪ Sankan
15. ♂ Santhosh born 1975-05-15
16. ♀ Sentilvadivu born ~1976
17. ♂ Srinivas
18. ♂ Sujai (twin) born 1971-05-20
19. ♀ Sumangala born ~1989
20. ♂ Udayan born 1998-11-24
21. ♂ unknown born 2016
22. ♂ unknown born 2000
23. ♂ Vijay (twin) born 1971-05-20
24. ♂ Wasim born 1971-01-31
25. ♂ Wilson born 1988-04-16

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Shankar was born wild ~1967, captured 1975-04-06 , captured at Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Shankar, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 December 2022 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11282. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Tamil Nadu
made 2009 by Surendra Varma, N. Kalaivanan, N.S.Manoharan, R. Thirumurugan, S. Thangaraj Panneerslevam and N. Mohanraj, India

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Categories~196 births | 1975 captures | Elephants from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) | India | Asian elephants

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