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Esala
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Polwatte temple in Sri Lanka

♂ Esala
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 30 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1993-07-01 captive-born
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Vijaya x ♀ Kumari
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Polwatte temple, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
2002-07-11Polwatte temple
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2008-12-25:location from
2012-01-30: birth date
2012-02-01: alt name
2018-05-17: removed alt name Asela, different elephant
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Esala is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Polwatte temple, in Sri Lanka.

Esala arrived in 2002-07-11 to the Polwatte temple, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

In Polwatte temple, Esala lives as single living elephant at this location

Origin

Esala was born captive-born 1993-07-01 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Esala are: ♂ Vijaya (father) and ♀ Kumari (mother).

Siblings through the father Vijaya:

  1. 1984-07-05(F) Sukumali
  2. 1987-12-18(F) Sama I
  3. 1989-08-16(M) Rangiri
  4. 1994-04-16(F) Amali

Siblings through the mother Kumari:

  1. 1984-07-05(F) Sukumali
  2. 1989-07-11 - † 1991-05-18 (M) Vikum
  3. 2005 - † 2018-08-05 (M) Gajaba

Pedigree

Esalas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Esala

Sire (f):
Vijaya

Born: 1963

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Dame m:
Kumari

Born: 1965

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Comments / pictures

2012: Present as nr 2. at 33rd Annual Nawam Maha Perahera at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Esala, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Polwatte temple in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1831. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.
  • Geburt und Jugendendwicklung von Asiatischen Elefanten -Beoabachtungen aus der Pinnawela Elephant Sanctuary von Sri Lanka, Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos, nr 2 1999, by Fred Kurt, Birgit Dastig, Sandra Petzhold, Julia Rastelli, Judith Schmelz, Verena Tragau
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Categories1993 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Polwatte temple | Sri Lanka | Single living | Asian elephants


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