Abhimanyu
SpeciesAsian elephant
SexMale
Bornc. 1964 (age 5960)[1]
Nation fromIndian
OccupationGolden Howdah carrier
Years active2020
PredecessorArjuna
Successor
Weight5,000 kg (11,000 lb)[2]
Height2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Named afterAbhimanyu

Abhimanyu (born c.1964) is an Asian elephant who, from 2020 has been the lead elephant and the carrier of the Golden Howdah at the Mysore Dasara and also a best kumki elephant with 125+ elephant and 15+ tiger captures in India.[3] He was named after Abhimanyu, the son of the Arjuna from the Hindu epic Mahabharatha.[4]

References

  1. "Abhimanyu Asian elephant". elephant.se.
  2. "Mysuru: Dasara jumbo Bheema gains nearly 400kg in one month". The Times of India. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. "A jumbo 'log book' that records the origins of Mysuru Dasara tuskers". The Hindu. 7 August 2022.
  4. "54-year-old Abhimanyu to carry golden howdah this Dasara". The Hindu. 11 September 2020.
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