Tunga (Thunga) an Asian elephant at Camp King Elephant camp (Rajaji National Park)

Location

Tunga (Thunga) is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Camp King Elephant camp (Rajaji National Park), in India.

Tunga (Thunga) arrived in Camp King Elephant camp (Rajaji National Park) 2017-00-00, relocated from Pansoli elephant camp (Dandeli forest), in India.

In Camp King Elephant camp (Rajaji National Park), Tunga (Thunga) lives together with 16 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Bheeshma (Bhisma) born 2008?
,
2. ♂ Gajaraja born 2007
,
3. ♀ Johnny
,
4. ♀ Juhi born ~1997
,
5. ♀ Karna born 2011?
,
6. ⚪ Kenchamba born 1997
,
7. ♀ Madakari born 2007
,
8. ♀ Mamta born 1990
,
9. ♀ Menaka born 1989
,
10. ♀ Ragini born 1990
,
11. ♂ Raja born 1990
,
12. ♀ Rani born 2014
,
13. ♀ Seetha (Roopa) born 2003
,
14. ⚪ Shivagange born 2002
,
15. ⚪ unknown born 2015?
,
16. ⚪ Yogi born 2000
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. (unknown) 2015? unknown

Origin

Tunga (Thunga) was born captive-born 2001 at Murkal elephant camp (Nagarhole).

2014-10-06: Rajesh and Chamundi have been brought from Nagaraholay elephant camp in Mysore district and elephants Kumaraswamy and Thunga will join by weekend.

Along with them, Thunga (15), an infant jumbo (1.8 years), Karna (6) and Bhishma (9) are travelling to Uttarakhand.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/uttarakhand-to-get-10-jumbos-from-kodagu/articleshow/57046550.cms
  
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Camp King Elephant camp (Rajaji National Park)
• More elephants from: India
• More elephants that was born: 2001
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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