Sandhya
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) in India

Biography
♀ Sandhya

Alternative name: Santhiya, Kamakshi

Identification

Karnataka database00

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Female ♀ maybe about 48 years old (estimated age)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1976? wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC), in India

Date of arrival

2019-00-00M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC)
from Kamakshi Amman Temple

Record history
History of updates2021-12-26

Latest document update2021-12-25 15:05:33
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Biography


Sandhya is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC), in India.

Sandhya arrived in 2019-00-00 to the M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC), relocated from the Kamakshi Amman Temple, in India.


Social

Sandhya lives together with 7 other elephants at the M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Avayambal
  2. Gomathi
  3. Indhumathi
  4. Indira born 1961?
  5. Jayanthi born 1998?
  6. Malachi born 1987?
  7. Sumathi born 1966?


Origin

Sandhya was born wild 1976? at India unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Sandhya alias Kamakshi was brought to the temple from Hunsur Forest Division of Karnataka when she was seven and a half years old. Karnataka Forest Department had sold her for Rs.20,000/- in 1981.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Sandhya, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13162. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1976 births | Elephants from M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) | India | Asian elephants


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