Murthy an Asian elephant at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

♂ Murthy
Alternative name:Moorthy, Morthy ,Loki
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 59 years old
Id numberLocal id Number: 3
22 in Database for Captive Elephants in Tamil Nadu
Dentition:makna
Management:Free contact
People killed:12
Origin
Born:* 1962 wild
Birth place: in Mudumalai National Park
Capture: 1997 Padanthurai, Gudalore, Tamil Nadu
Locations
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1999-09-00Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp
Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp 1999-07-00
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) 1998-07-12
from Mudumalai National Park
Document updated2010-08-30: alt. name
2018-05-04: tm nr
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Description

Location

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

Murthy arrived in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) 1999-09-00, relocated from Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp, in India.

In Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), Murthy lives together with 25 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Anna born ~1957
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Bhama born ~1949
    3. ,
  3. ♂ Bomman born <2000
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
    5. ,
  5. ♂ Giri born >2009
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Harini
    7. ,
  7. ⚪ Indhak
    8. ,
  8. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
    9. ,
  9. ♂ Jambo born <1987
    10. ,
  10. ♂ John born >1992
    11. ,
  11. ♀ Kamatchi born ~1957
    12. ,
  12. ♂ Mudumalai born ~1965
    13. ,
  13. ⚪ Sankan
    14. ,
  14. ♂ Santhosh born 1975-05-15
    15. ,
  15. ♀ Sentilvadivu born ~1976
    16. ,
  16. ♂ Shankar born ~1967
    17. ,
  17. ♂ Srinivas
    18. ,
  18. ♂ Sujai (twin) born 1971-05-20
    19. ,
  19. ♀ Sumangala born ~1989
    20. ,
  20. ♂ Udayan born 1998-11-24
    21. ,
  21. ♂ unknown born 2000
    22. ,
  22. ♂ unknown born 2016
    23. ,
  23. ♂ Vijay (twin) born 1971-05-20
    24. ,
  24. ♂ Wasim born 1971-01-31
    25. ,
  25. ♂ Wilson born 1988-04-16
    26. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Murthy was born wild 1962 at Mudumalai National Park, captured 1997 , captured at Padanthurai, Gudalore, Tamil Nadu.


Comments / pictures

In the five years before his capture, he had killed 12 villagers, damaged crops, farmland and several houses.

Named after Dr. Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy (1929-2002)



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Murthy, an Asian at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 January 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2484. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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