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

Biography
♂ Giri

Alternative name: Javalagiri

Identification

Tamil Nadu database+138? (N/A)

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ less than 16 years old (maximum age)
Status:musth
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* >2009 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Capture: 2010?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India

Date of arrival

Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Bombax elephant camp (Mudumalai)

2018-04-00Bombax elephant camp (Mudumalai)
from Thekkampatti elephant rejuvenation camp

2018-00-00Thekkampatti elephant rejuvenation camp
from Madras Vandalur Zoo

2010-03-00Madras Vandalur Zoo
from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2023-02-16

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


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

Giri arrived to the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) unknown date, relocated from the Bombax elephant camp (Mudumalai), in India.


Social

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

  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


Origin

Giri was born wild >2009 at India unspecified location, captured 2010? .


Comments / pictures

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

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Giri, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5917. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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