Valli
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai) in India

Biography

♀ Valli

Identification

Local id Number	9
Tamil Nadu database	9

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ about 77 years old (approximate age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* ~1947 wild
Birth place:	in Kerala unspecified location
Capture:	1967-01-27
Offspring
Total: 2 babies (Claimed offspring: 5 calves born, twins 1986. (Krishnamurthy claim 6 calves))

1. Born 1986-01-20 (dead † 2012-11-22)	♀ Ashwini (twin) Local id: 2

2. Born 1986-01-20	♂ Barani (twin) Local id: 7
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai), in India

Date of arrival

	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai) from Kerala unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2024-06-30

Latest document update	2024-06-30 15:56:04
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Biography

Valli is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai), in India.

Valli arrived to the Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai) unknown date, relocated from the Kerala unspecified location, in India.

Social

Valli lives together with 19 other elephants at the Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

3. ⚪ Abinaya born 2007
4. ♂ Andal
5. ♂ Barani (twin) born 1986-01-20
6. ♂ Bullu
7. ♀ Durga
8. ♂ Kalim born 1969
9. ♂ Kapil dev born 1983-05-05
10. ♂ Mariappan born 1989
11. ♂ Raj vardhan born ~2002
12. ♂ Ram born ~1972
13. ♀ Selvi
14. ♀ Sivakami born ~1951
15. ♂ Surya born 1976
16. ♀ Tamilan born 2009?
17. ♀ unknown born 2005-07-06
18. ♂ unknown born 2010-04-00
19. ♀ unknown born 2019?
20. ♀ unknown born ~2014
21. ♂ Vikram born 1999

Offspring

(Claimed offspring: 5 calves born, twins 1986. (Krishnamurthy claim 6 calves))

(F) 1986-01-20 -- † 2012-11-22 Ashwini (twin) Local id: 2
(M) 1986-01-20 Barani (twin) Local id: 7

Origin

Valli was born wild ~1947 at Kerala unspecified location, captured 1967-01-27 .

Comments / pictures

Valli aged about 62 years had calved 5 times, one was twin births, last birth was in 1993, the average calving interval was 3.9 year

Claimed to have at least 6 babies, and had her first calf 1967-01-27, at age 22.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Valli, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11268. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Krishnamurthy V (2002) The Management of Departmental Elephants in Tamil Nadu. Committee report. (online pdf document)
Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Tamil Nadu
made 2009 by Surendra Varma, N. Kalaivanan, N.S.Manoharan, R. Thirumurugan, S. Thangaraj Panneerslevam and N. Mohanraj, India

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