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Bomman
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India

♂ Bomman
Alternative name:	Pomman

Identification

Local id Number	21
Tamil Nadu database	40

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂more than 23 years old (minimum age)
Status:	kumki
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* <2000 wild
Birth place:	in Mudumalai National Park
Capture:	2000? Orphaned, Mudumalai
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India

Date of arrival

2000-00-00	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) from Mudumalai National Park

Record history
History of updates	2018-05-03: tm nr, kumki 2018-12-06: temporarily transfered to Thadagam

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Bomman is a living kumki Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.

Bomman arrived in 2000-00-00 to the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), relocated from the Mudumalai National Park, in India.

Bomman lives together with 25 other elephants at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC):

1. ♂ Anna born ~1957
2. ♀ Bhama born ~1949
3. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
4. ♂ Giri born >2009
5. ♀ Harini
6. ⚪ Indhak
7. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
8. ♂ Jambo born <1987
9. ♂ John born >1992
10. ♀ Kamatchi born ~1957
11. ♂ Mudumalai born ~1965
12. ♂ Murthy born 1962
13. ⚪ Sankan
14. ♂ Santhosh born 1975-05-15
15. ♀ Sentilvadivu born ~1976
16. ♂ Shankar born ~1967
17. ♂ Srinivas
18. ♂ Sujai (twin) born 1971-05-20
19. ♀ Sumangala born ~1989
20. ♂ Udayan born 1998-11-24
21. ♂ unknown born 2016
22. ♂ unknown born 2000
23. ♂ Vijay (twin) born 1971-05-20
24. ♂ Wasim born 1971-01-31
25. ♂ Wilson born 1988-04-16

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Bomman was born wild <2000 at Mudumalai National Park, captured 2000? , captured at Orphaned, Mudumalai.

Comments / pictures

Orphaned

2017-08-12: Two Kumki elephants, Pomman and Wasim, were brought to Mundur around 6 pm on Friday from Mudumalai sanctuary in Tamil Nadu to chase away the three wild elephants

2018-12-05: The Forest Department on Tuesday shifted the three kumkis from Varapalayam area to Periyathadagam to step up surveillance and monitor wild elephants. The kumkis - Cheran, Vijay and Bomman - were taken to Periyathadagam on Tuesday afternoon to prevent the wild elephants from straying out of forest

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Bomman, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11199. (archived at the Wayback machine)