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

Biography
♂ John

Identification

Local id Number 14
Tamil Nadu database33

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ less than 33 years old (maximum age)
Status:kumki
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Management:Free contact

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* >1992 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1993
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India

Date of arrival

2019-00-00Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)

2018-03-03Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal)
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

Record history
History of updates2023-02-16

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


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

John arrived in 2019-00-00 to the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), relocated from the Chadivayal elephant camp (Sadivayal), in India.


Social

John 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. ♂ Bomman born <2000
  4. 4. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
  5. 5. ♂ Giri born >2009
  6. 6. ♀ Harini
  7. 7. ⚪ Indhak
  8. 8. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
  9. 9. ♂ Jambo born <1987
  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

John was born wild >1992, captured 1993 .


Comments / pictures

2018-04-04: Coimbatore: The forest department on Tuesday brought Kumki elephants (trained) John, 27, and Cheran, 32, from Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Nilgiris to the Chadivayal Elephant Camp here to prevent man-animal conflict

2019-07-04: kumkis Cheran (32) and John (27) of Chadivayal camp, who will be sent to Theppakkadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Cheran and John were shifted from Theppakkadu to Chadivayal in April last year. Forest Department officials said the decision to shift kumkis Cheran and John to the parent camp was taken after they were not found fit to be engaged in operations, mainly driving out wild elephants that strayed into human habitations.



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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). John, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11251. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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