Swarna
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Smithsonian National Zoological Park in United States

Biography
♀ Swarna
Swarna. Calgary Zoo 03/2009. Photo: © Brent Van Hooft
Swarna. Calgary Zoo 03/2009. Photo: © Brent Van Hooft

Identification

SSP nr146

Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 49 years old
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 1975 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Smithsonian National Zoological Park, in United States

Date of arrival

2014-05-22Smithsonian National Zoological Park
from Calgary Zoo

1976-05-25Calgary Zoo
from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)

Record history
History of updates2021-07-29

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Biography


Swarna is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, in United States.

Swarna arrived in 2014-05-22 to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, relocated from the Calgary Zoo, in Canada.


Social

Swarna lives together with 6 other elephants at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Bozie born 1975
  2. Kamala born 1975-09-00
  3. Maharani (Rani) born 1990-07-14
  4. Nhi Linh born 2013-08-10
  5. Spike (Ganesha) born 1981-07-02
  6. Trong Nhi born 2003-05-13


Origin

Swarna was born wild 1975.


Comments / pictures

Swarna was a wild born Orphan in Sri Lanka. Kamala, Swarna and a bull who died in 1991, Bandara, all arrived at the Calgary Zoo in May 1976 from the Sri Lanka National Zoo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Swarna, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Smithsonian National Zoological Park in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=438. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1975 births | Born in Sri Lanka | Elephants from Smithsonian National Zoological Park | United States | Asian elephants


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