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

Biography
♂ Vijay (twin)
Photo: © Jackie Chiger
Photo: © Jackie Chiger
Identification
Local id Number 7
Tamil Nadu database26
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 53 years old
Status:kumki
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1971-05-20 captive-born
Birth place: in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
Parents: ♂ x ♀ Devaki
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India
Date of arrival
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

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

Vijay (twin) arrived to the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) unknown date, relocated from the , in .


Social

Vijay (twin) lives together with 24 other elephants at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  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. ♂ John born >1992
  11. 11. ♀ Kamatchi born ~1957
  12. 12. ♂ Mudumalai born ~1965
  13. 13. ⚪ Sankan
  14. 14. ♂ Santhosh born 1975-05-15
  15. 15. ♀ Sentilvadivu born ~1976
  16. 16. ♂ Shankar born ~1967
  17. 17. ♂ Srinivas
  18. 18. ♂ Sujai (twin) born 1971-05-20
  19. 19. ♀ Sumangala born ~1989
  20. 20. ♂ Udayan born 1998-11-24
  21. 21. ♂ unknown born 2016
  22. 22. ♂ unknown born 2000
  23. 23. ♂ Wasim born 1971-01-31
  24. 24. ♂ Wilson born 1988-04-16


Origin

Vijay (twin) was born captive-born 1971-05-20 at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC).

Parentage

Parents of Vijay (twin) are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Devaki (mother).

Siblings through the mother Devaki:

  1. 1971-05-20(M) Sujai (twin)

Pedigree

Vijay (twin)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

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Born: ~1930

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Comments / pictures

Vijay (twin) in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
The Twins when young



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, (2024). Vijay (twin), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2603. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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