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

♂ Giri
Alternative name:Javalagiri
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ less than 12 years old (maximum age)
Id number
+138? (N/A) in Database for Captive Elephants in Tamil Nadu
Status:musth
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* >2009 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Capture: 2010? at Javalagiri range in Krishnagiri forest division, Dharmapuri district
Locations
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Bombax elephant camp (Mudumalai)
Bombax elephant camp (Mudumalai) 2018-04-00
from Thekkampatti elephant rejuvenation camp
Thekkampatti elephant rejuvenation camp 2018-00-00
from Madras Vandalur Zoo (Arignar Anna Zoological Park)
Madras Vandalur Zoo (Arignar Anna Zoological Park) 2010-03-00
from India unspecified location
Document updated2010-07-15: new record
2018-05-03: transferred Bombax, musth
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Description

Location

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

Giri arrived in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) unknown date, relocated from Bombax elephant camp (Mudumalai), in India.

In Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), Giri 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. ♀ Harini
    6. ,
  6. ⚪ Indhak
    7. ,
  7. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
    8. ,
  8. ♂ Jambo born <1987
    9. ,
  9. ♂ John born >1992
    10. ,
  10. ♀ Kamatchi born ~1957
    11. ,
  11. ♂ Mudumalai born ~1965
    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

Giri was born wild >2009 at India unspecified location, captured 2010? , captured at at Javalagiri range in Krishnagiri forest division, Dharmapuri district.


Comments / pictures

Javalagiri was abandoned when he was just three months old. The officials of Javalagiri range in Krishnagiri forest division decided not to take any chances with the calf and he landed in the zoo when he was six months old



Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2020). Giri, an Asian at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 February 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5917. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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