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

Location

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.

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

Offspring

1. (F) 1984-07-05 Sukumali
2. (M) 1989-07-11 -- † 1991-05-18 Vikum
3. (M) 1993-07-01 Esala
4. (M) 2005 -- † 2018-08-05 Gajaba

Origin

Kumari was born wild 1965 at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

References

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

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
• More elephants from: Sri Lanka
• More elephants that was born: 1965
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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