Manikandan (Manikanta)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bandipur forest camp (BEC) in India

Manikandan (Manikanta) lives together with 10 other elephants at the Bandipur forest camp (BEC): (detailed list)

1. 1. ♂ Bhatra born 2007
2. 2. ♂ Hamsaraja born 2003
3. 3. ♂ Krishna born 2006
4. 4. ♂ Muruthanjai (Mruthinjai) born 2005
5. 5. ♀ Padmaja born 2003
6. 6. ♂ Pritiviraj born 2001
7. 7. ♂ Rajendra born 2003
8. 8. ⚪ unknown
9. 9. ⚪ unknown
10. 10. ⚪ unknown

Manikandan (Manikanta) was born captive-born 2006 at Bandipur forest camp (BEC).

Siblings through the mother Chaitra:

1. 2004() Drona
2. 2006(M) Krishna
3. 2008() Raja
4. 2009(M) unknown (Chaitras calf?)
5. 2010() Aishwarya
6. 2020-02-00(F) unknown

Pedigree

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Elephants-fromBandipura-camps-to-take-part-in-Dasara-celebrations-after-15-years/articleshow/16544287.cms
  
• <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/38627808/Captive-Elephants-at-Bandipur-forest-camp">Varma, S. (2008) Captive Elephants at Bandipur Forest Camp:An Investigation into the population status, management and the significance of welfare parameters. Elephants in Captivity: CUPA/ANCF-Occasional Report No.4, Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) and Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF), Bangalore, India</a>
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

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