Kanaka
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka

Biography
♂ Kanaka

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 15 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2009-05-24 captive-born , number 50
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: Jayathu x ♀ Surangie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2009-05-24Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2022-12-12

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Biography


Kanaka is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Kanaka arrived in 2009-05-24 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

Kanaka lives together with 68 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
  2. 2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
  3. 3. ♀ Anusha
  4. 4. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
  5. 5. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
  6. 6. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
  7. 7. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
  8. 8. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
  9. 9. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
  10. 10. ⚪ Diula
  11. 11. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
  12. 12. ♂ Haritha
  13. 13. ♂ Isira born 2011
  14. 14. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
  15. 15. ♂ Jayathu
  16. 16. ♂ Kadol born 2011
  17. 17. ♀ Kamani
  18. 18. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
  19. 19. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
  20. 20. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
  21. 21. ♂ Kora Aliya
  22. 22. ♀ Kumari born 1965
  23. 23. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
  24. 24. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
  25. 25. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
  26. 26. ♂ Meega
  27. 27. ♀ Meena
  28. 28. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
  29. 29. ♀ Menika II
  30. 30. ♀ Nandi born 2011
  31. 31. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
  32. 32. ♂ Neela born 1964
  33. 33. ♀ Nikini II
  34. 34. ♀ Ninja born 1985
  35. 35. ♀ Noni
  36. 36. ♀ Pali born 2003
  37. 37. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
  38. 38. ♀ Punchi
  39. 39. ♀ Ramiya
  40. 40. ♀ Randivi
  41. 41. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
  42. 42. ♀ Rejina born 1982
  43. 43. ♀ Sama
  44. 44. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
  45. 45. ♂ Sampath
  46. 46. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
  47. 47. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
  48. 48. ♀ Shanthi
  49. 49. ♀ Shermi
  50. 50. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
  51. 51. ♀ Surangie
  52. 52. ♂ Suranimala
  53. 53. ♀ Thammenna
  54. 54. ♀ Thilaka
  55. 55. ⚪ Thilamalai
  56. 56. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  57. 57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  58. 58. ⚪ unknown born 2010
  59. 59. ⚪ unknown
  60. 60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  61. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  62. 62. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
  63. 63. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
  64. 64. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
  65. 65. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  66. 66. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  67. 67. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
  68. 68. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09


Origin

Kanaka was born captive-born as birth number 50 2009-05-24 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage


Parents of Kanaka are: ♂ Jayathu (father) and ♀ Surangie (mother).

Siblings through the father Jayathu:

  1. 2004-09-13(M) Senarath
  2. 2004-10-17(F) Janita
  3. 2006-07-04(M) Tharindu
  4. 2006-08-23(F) Anjalee
  5. 2006-09-01(F) Namally

Siblings through the mother Surangie:

  1. 2021-08-31(M) unnamed (twin)
  2. 2021-08-31(M) unnamed (twin)

Pedigree


Kanakas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kanaka

Sire (f):
Jayathu

Born:

Sire ff:
Raja

Born:
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Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Indi

Born: 1978
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Surangie

Born:

Sire mf:


Born:
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Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kanaka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4948. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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