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

♂ Mudumalai
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ about 56 years old (approximate age)
Id numberLocal id Number: 4
23 in Database for Captive Elephants in Tamil Nadu
Dentition:tusker
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* ~1965 wild
Birth place: in Mudumalai National Park
Capture: 1967-07-09 Mudumalai
Locations
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
1967-07-09Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Mudumalai National Park
Document updated2010-09-05: new record
2018-05-04: tm nr
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Mudumalai is a Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.

Mudumalai arrived in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) 1967-07-09, relocated from Mudumalai National Park, in India.

In Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), Mudumalai 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. ♂ Murthy born 1962
    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

Mudumalai was born wild ~1965 at Mudumalai National Park, captured 1967-07-09 , captured at Mudumalai.


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from the book In the Village of the Elephants :

Focusing on Bomman, the son of a mahout, and Mudumalai, his father's elephant, the book charts a typical day in the life of the team. The elephants, once used for logging, are seen here in their contemporary role as forest rangers, patrolling the preservations and crop fields.

Lively photographs depict activities ranging from the morning bath in the river to the noontime feeding of the village elephants (Mudumalai receives 20-pound balls of specially concocted porridge) and correspond effectively to the text, which places the reader in the middle of the action ("Having an elephant throw sticks at you might seem like a strange way to wake up, but for Bomman it happens almost every morning").

On a larger scale, the book thoughtfully demonstrates how both humans and animals have had to adapt to a changing world.



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Mudumalai, an Asian at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 March 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2601. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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