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Pari
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Varagaliar elephant camp in India

Biography
♂ Pari

Alternative name: Paari

Identification

Local id Number 1
Tamil Nadu database42

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ about 46 years old (approximate age)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* ~1980 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1988-08-13
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Varagaliar elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

2018-04-00Varagaliar elephant camp
from Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)

2012-07-01Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)
from Guindy Zoo (Deer Park and Childrens Park)

Guindy Zoo (Deer Park and Childrens Park)
from Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai)

Record history
History of updates2018-05-03: transferred, tm nr, origin

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


Pari is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Varagaliar elephant camp, in India.

Pari arrived in 2018-04-00 to the Varagaliar elephant camp, relocated from the Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal), in India.


Social

Pari lives together with 4 other elephants at the Varagaliar elephant camp: (detailed list)

  1. Chinnathambi
  2. unknown born <2000
  3. unknown
  4. Urigam born 2009


Origin

Pari was born wild ~1980, captured 1988-08-13 .


Comments / pictures

Origin from Kavalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

2012: Mahout and cavadi: Vijayan and Kumar.

2018-04-04: A few days ago, the department had shifted Kumki Pari, 35, from the Chadivayal Elephant Camp to the Varakaliyar Elephant Camp in Topslip.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Pari, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Varagaliar elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12789. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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