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

Biography
♂ Bomman

Alternative name: Pomman

Identification

Local id Number 21
Tamil Nadu database40

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂more than 25 years old (minimum age)
Status:kumki
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* <2000 wild
Birth place: in Mudumalai National Park
Capture: 2000?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India

Date of arrival

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

Record history
History of updates2023-02-16

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


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.


Social

Bomman lives together with 24 other elephants at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC): (detailed list)

  1. 1. ♂ Anna born ~1957
  2. 2. ♀ Bhama born ~1949
  3. 3. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
  4. 4. ♂ Giri born >2009
  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. ⚪ Sankan
  13. 13. ♂ Santhosh born 1975-05-15
  14. 14. ♀ Sentilvadivu born ~1976
  15. 15. ♂ Shankar born ~1967
  16. 16. ♂ Srinivas
  17. 17. ♂ Sujai (twin) born 1971-05-20
  18. 18. ♀ Sumangala born ~1989
  19. 19. ♂ Udayan born 1998-11-24
  20. 20. ♂ unknown born 2016
  21. 21. ♂ unknown born 2000
  22. 22. ♂ Vijay (twin) born 1971-05-20
  23. 23. ♂ Wasim born 1971-01-31
  24. 24. ♂ Wilson born 1988-04-16


Origin

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


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, (2025). Bomman, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11199. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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