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

Biography

⚪ Abinaya

Alternative name:	Abhinaya

Identification

Tamil Nadu database	+138? (N/A)

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	unknown 18 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2007 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai), in India

Date of arrival

2012-00-00	Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai) from Madras Vandalur Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2024-06-30

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Abinaya is a living an elephant with unknown sex, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai), in India.

Abinaya arrived in 2012-00-00 to the Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai), relocated from the Madras Vandalur Zoo, in India.

Social

Abinaya lives together with 18 other elephants at the Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai): (detailed list)

1. ♂ Andal
2. ♂ Barani (twin) born 1986-01-20
3. ♂ Bullu
4. ♀ Durga
5. ♂ Kalim born 1969
6. ♂ Kapil dev born 1983-05-05
7. ♂ Mariappan born 1989
8. ♂ Raj vardhan born ~2002
9. ♀ Selvi
10. ♀ Sivakami born ~1951
11. ♂ Surya born 1976
12. ♀ Tamilan born 2009?
13. ♂ unknown born 2010-04-00
14. ♀ unknown born 2019?
15. ♀ unknown born 2005-07-06
16. ♀ unknown born ~2014
17. ♀ Valli born ~1947
18. ♂ Vikram born 1999

Origin

Abinaya was born unknown 2007.

Comments / pictures

2011: scheduled to be transfered to Top Slip.
2012-01: Abhinaya, a ten-year-old female elephant, which was brought to the Kozhikamudhi camp from the Aringar Anna Zoological Park, during the 'Elephant Pongal', at Topslip in the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, near Pollachi, on Saturday.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Abinaya, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Top Slip Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp (Annaimalai) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3780. (archived at the Wayback machine)