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'''Konni Soman''' ({{circa}} 1942) is the oldest living elephant in the world, owned by the [[Kerala Forest Department]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=കുമാർ|first=ബി അജിത്|title=Kotur Elephant Grandfather to enter into Guinnes book of records.|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/soman-78-yr-old-elephant-in-kottoor-elephant-camp-1.5101053|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004224643/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/soman-78-yr-old-elephant-in-kottoor-elephant-camp-1.5101053}}</ref>
'''Konni Soman''' ({{circa}} 1942) is claimed to the oldest living elephant in the world, owned by the [[Kerala Forest Department]], but the claim of birth year has not been confirmed, why his submission into Guinnes Book of Records was refused.<ref>{{Cite web|last=കുമാർ|first=ബി അജിത്|title=Kotur Elephant Grandfather to enter into Guinnes book of records.|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/soman-78-yr-old-elephant-in-kottoor-elephant-camp-1.5101053|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004224643/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/soman-78-yr-old-elephant-in-kottoor-elephant-camp-1.5101053}}</ref>


The forest department of Kerala procured Soman from Thekkuthodu Kepramala area of [[Ranni Forest Division|Ranni Forest]] Division in 1968. After taking him to Konni elephant camp, he was trained and turned into a good [[Kumki (elephant)|Kumki]] elephant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=തലയുയര്{{not a typo|&zwj;}}ത്തി ആനമുത്തച്ഛന്{{not a typo|&zwj;}} ഗിന്നസിലേയ്ക്ക്|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/state/thiruvananthapuram/elephant-grandfather-watig-guinness/kerala20201103161054951|access-date=2021-02-20|website=ETV Bharat News|language=en}}</ref> Many elephants were trained under Soman until 1977, after which the government banned capturing of elephants from forest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ഡെസ്ക്|first=വെബ്|title=പ്രായത്തിൽ മുന്നിൽ; കോന്നി സോമൻ ഗിന്നസ് റെേക്കാഡിലേക്ക്|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/kottayam/--582734|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Madhyamam|date=9 October 2020|language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, an event was organised in the [[Kottur Elephant Sanctuary and Rehabilation Centre|Kottur elephant sanctuary]], where Soman was honoured by the other elephants in the sanctuary, as the authority was preparing to enter him into [[Guinness World Record]] for the oldest elephant, after his 78th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oldest living elephant; Soman honoured|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/04oct2020-1.5103738|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107055251/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/04oct2020-1.5103738}}</ref>
The forest department of Kerala procured Soman from Thekkuthodu Kepramala area of [[Ranni Forest Division|Ranni Forest]] Division in 1968. After taking him to Konni elephant camp, he was trained and turned into a good [[Kumki (elephant)|Kumki]] elephant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=തലയുയര്{{not a typo|&zwj;}}ത്തി ആനമുത്തച്ഛന്{{not a typo|&zwj;}} ഗിന്നസിലേയ്ക്ക്|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/state/thiruvananthapuram/elephant-grandfather-watig-guinness/kerala20201103161054951|access-date=2021-02-20|website=ETV Bharat News|language=en}}</ref> Many elephants were trained under Soman until 1977, after which the government banned capturing of elephants from forest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ഡെസ്ക്|first=വെബ്|title=പ്രായത്തിൽ മുന്നിൽ; കോന്നി സോമൻ ഗിന്നസ് റെേക്കാഡിലേക്ക്|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/kottayam/--582734|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Madhyamam|date=9 October 2020|language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, an event was organised in the [[Kottur Elephant Sanctuary and Rehabilation Centre|Kottur elephant sanctuary]], where Soman was honoured by the other elephants in the sanctuary, as the authority was preparing to enter him into [[Guinness World Record]] for the oldest elephant, after his 78th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oldest living elephant; Soman honoured|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/04oct2020-1.5103738|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107055251/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/04oct2020-1.5103738}}</ref>

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Konni Soman
konni KonniSoman
SpeciesElephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
SexMale
Bornc. 1942 (age 81)
Konni, Kerala
Nation fromIndia
Known forOldest living elephant
OwnerKerala Forest Department

Konni Soman (c. 1942) is claimed to the oldest living elephant in the world, owned by the Kerala Forest Department, but the claim of birth year has not been confirmed, why his submission into Guinnes Book of Records was refused.[1]

The forest department of Kerala procured Soman from Thekkuthodu Kepramala area of Ranni Forest Division in 1968. After taking him to Konni elephant camp, he was trained and turned into a good Kumki elephant.[2] Many elephants were trained under Soman until 1977, after which the government banned capturing of elephants from forest.[3] In October 2020, an event was organised in the Kottur elephant sanctuary, where Soman was honoured by the other elephants in the sanctuary, as the authority was preparing to enter him into Guinness World Record for the oldest elephant, after his 78th birthday.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ കുമാർ, ബി അജിത്. "Kotur Elephant Grandfather to enter into Guinnes book of records". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ "തലയുയര്‍ത്തി ആനമുത്തച്ഛന്‍ ഗിന്നസിലേയ്ക്ക്". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (9 October 2020). "പ്രായത്തിൽ മുന്നിൽ; കോന്നി സോമൻ ഗിന്നസ് റെേക്കാഡിലേക്ക്". Madhyamam. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Oldest living elephant; Soman honoured". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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