Indira
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Madras Vandalur Zoo in India

Biography
♀ Indira

Identification

Tamil Nadu database+138? (N/A)

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Status:Lost to follow-up
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* captive-born
Birth place: in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

Parents: x ♀ Kamatchi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Madras Vandalur Zoo, in India

Date of arrival

Madras Vandalur Zoo
from Guindy Zoo (Deer Park and Childrens Park)

Guindy Zoo (Deer Park and Childrens Park)
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

Record history
History of updates2022-08-24

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


Indira is a living Lost to follow-up Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Madras Vandalur Zoo, in India.

Indira arrived to the Madras Vandalur Zoo unknown date, relocated from the Guindy Zoo (Deer Park and Childrens Park), in India.


Social

Indira lives together with 8 other elephants at the Madras Vandalur Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. Asokan
  2. Narasimhan born 2009
  3. Periyanayagi
  4. Sagar born 2008
  5. Sharon born 2009
  6. unknown
  7. unknown born 2011-09-00
  8. unknown born 2010-12-21


Origin

Indira was born captive-born at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC).

Parentage


Parents of Indira are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Kamatchi (mother).

Pedigree


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Born: ~1957

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Comments / pictures

Born to Kamakshi in Mudumalai

There are a few young females, such as Aswini, Rajeswari and Indira which are retained in the department at present, they can also be retained in the forest camps as future breeding stock and should not be disposed off.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Indira, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Madras Vandalur Zoo in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11090. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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