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

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

1. 1. ♂ Anna born ~1957
2. 2. ♀ Bhama born ~1949
3. 3. ♂ Bomman born <2000
4. 4. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
5. 5. ♀ Harini
6. 6. ⚪ Indhak
7. 7. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
8. 8. ♂ Jambo born <1987
9. 9. ♂ John born >1992
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

Giri was born wild >2009 at India unspecified location, captured 2010? , captured at at Javalagiri range in Krishnagiri forest division, Dharmapuri district.

Javalagiri was abandoned when he was just three months old. The officials of Javalagiri range in Krishnagiri forest division decided not to take any chances with the calf and he landed in the zoo when he was six months old

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/theppakadu-elephant-camp-gets-new-recruit/articleshow/63672504.cms
  
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/two-city-zoo-tuskers-in-musth-head-to-camps/articleshow/63634174.cms
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 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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