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Kumari Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka Biography
Biography Kumari is a living orphan Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage , in Sri Lanka .
Kumari arrived in 1975-01-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, relocated from the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) , in Sri Lanka .
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Kumari lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:
detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants5. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16 6. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15 7. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07 8. ♀ Bharathi born 2007 9. ⚪ Binuki born 2011 10. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07 11. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00 12. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24 13. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31 14. ⚪ Diula 15. ⚪ Elvina born 2011 16. ♂ Haritha 17. ♂ Jadura born 1966? 18. ♂ Jayathu 19. ♂ Kadol born 2011 20. ♀ Kamani 21. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24 22. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile) 23. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira) 24. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971 25. ♂ Kora Aliya 26. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981 27. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970 28. ♀ Mayuri born 1983 29. ♂ Meega 30. ♀ Meena 31. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14 32. ♀ Menika II 33. ♀ Nandi born 2011 34. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27 35. ♂ Neela born 1964 36. ♀ Nikini II 37. ♀ Ninja born 1985 38. ♀ Noni 39. ♀ Pali born 2003 40. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00 41. ♀ Punchi 42. ♀ Ramiya 43. ♀ Randivi 44. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16 45. ♀ Rejina born 1982 46. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31 47. ♀ Sama 48. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18 49. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali) 50. ♀ Sapumali born 1997 51. ♀ Shanthi 52. ♀ Shermi 53. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05 54. ♀ Surangie 55. ♂ Suranimala 56. ♀ Thammenna 57. ♀ Thilaka 58. ⚪ Thilamalai 59. ⚪ unknown born 2011 60. ⚪ unknown born 2011 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011 62. ⚪ unknown born 2010 63. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00 64. ⚪ unknown born 2011 65. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17 66. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11 67. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20 68. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16 69. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06 70. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09 Offspring (F) 1984-07-05 Sukumali (M) 1989-07-11 -- † 1991-05-18 Vikum (M) 1993-07-01 Esala (M) 2005 -- † 2018-08-05 Gajaba Origin
Kumari was born wild 1965 at Sri Lanka unspecified location .
Reference list References Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kumari, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka . Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1832 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others: 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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