Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Kottoor Soman at Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)

Location

Kottoor Soman is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) , in India.

Kottoor Soman arrived Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) unknown date, relocated from Konni Elephant Kraal Reserve, in India.

In Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) , Kottoor Soman lives together with 17 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Aameena born 2020?
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2. ♂ Agasthyan born 2010?
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3. ♀ Ammu born 2002
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4. ♀ Chinna born 2017?
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5. ♀ Jaysree born 1972
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6. ♂ Kottoor Kannan born 2018-02-00?
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7. ♂ Manu born 2017?
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8. ♀ Maya born 2017?
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9. ♀ Minna born 2003
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10. ♂ Moni born 1946?
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11. ♀ Podichi born 2014?
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12. ♀ Poorna born 2016?
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13. ♂ Raja born 2013?
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14. ♂ Rajkumar born 1989
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15. ♀ Rana
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16. ♀ Sundari born 2009
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17. ♂ Unnikrishnan born 2009
, (see detailed list).

Origin

Kottoor Soman was born wild 1942?.

2020: 78-year-old elephant Soman from Kottur elephant rehabilitation centre is all set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest elephant. Ahead of this, the herd of elephants in the rehabilitation centre will honour Soman on Sunday.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/images/cekerala.pdf
  
• http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/aug/08/jumbo-attacks-kumki-elephants-deployed-at-munnar-1639959.html
  
• https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/kerala-s-78-year-old-elephant-to-enter-guinness-book-of-world-records-1.5103068
• http://www.ecostat.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/Reports_OtherDepts/forest/forest_statistics_2016.pdf
• Database for Captive Elephants in Kerala, made 2009 by Surendra Varma, E.K. Easwaran, T.S. Rajeev, Marshal.C.Radhakrishnan, S. R. Sujata and Nibha Namboodiri , India, available online at Database for Captive Elephants in Kerala Retrieved 2018-11-01.
• Districtwise details of Captive Elephants of Kerala by Kerala Forest Department, India

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