Arjuna (Kandula VI) an Asian elephant at Matara Weherahena temple

Arjuna (Kandula VI)

ID nr:

Species:

Asian elephant

Sex and age:

Male ♂ 23 years old

Management:

Location:

Arrival

Matara Weherahena temple
from Pinnawala elephant safari

Pinnawala elephant safari 2009-06-00
from Panagoda army camp

Panagoda army camp 2001-00-00
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Born:

* 1997-02-07 captive-born
in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:

Siblings through the father Neela:

Siblings through the mother Sukumali:

Document updated

2012-01-30: birth date, corr father
2012-01-31: transfered

The first second generation elephant born in Pinnawela.

Koehl, D., (2020). Arjuna (Kandula VI), an Asian at Matara Weherahena temple in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 31 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1850. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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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