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

♀ Kamatchi
Alternative name:	Kamachi, Kamakshi

Identification

Local id Number	17
Tamil Nadu database	36

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ about 66 years old (approximate age)
Dentition
Incisives	tushes
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* ~1957 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1960-10-20
Offspring
Total: 1 babies (Claimed offspring: 5)

1. Born	♀ Indira
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India

Date of arrival

	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-04: new record 2018-05-19: alt name

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

Location

Kamatchi is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.

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

Kamatchi lives together with 25 other elephants at the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC):

2. ♂ Anna born ~1957
3. ♀ Bhama born ~1949
4. ♂ Bomman born <2000
5. ♂ Cheeran born 1986-07-10
6. ♂ Giri born >2009
7. ♀ Harini
8. ⚪ Indhak
9. ♂ Indhar born ~1948
10. ♂ Jambo born <1987
11. ♂ John born >1992
12. ♂ Mudumalai born ~1965
13. ♂ Murthy born 1962
14. ⚪ Sankan
15. ♂ Santhosh born 1975-05-15
16. ♀ Sentilvadivu born ~1976
17. ♂ Shankar born ~1967
18. ♂ Srinivas
19. ♂ Sujai (twin) born 1971-05-20
20. ♀ Sumangala born ~1989
21. ♂ Udayan born 1998-11-24
22. ♂ unknown born 2016
23. ♂ unknown born 2000
24. ♂ Vijay (twin) born 1971-05-20
25. ♂ Wasim born 1971-01-31
26. ♂ Wilson born 1988-04-16

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

(Claimed offspring: 5)

(F) Indira

Origin

Kamatchi was born wild ~1957, captured 1960-10-20 .

Comments / pictures

1986-1989: two case of stillborn birth were observed from female Kamachi during 1986 and 1989

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Kamatchi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6054. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Krishnamurthy V (2002) The Management of Departmental Elephants in Tamil Nadu. Committee report. (online pdf document)
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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