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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Sinha Raja  dead elephant
Alternative name: Sinharaja

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Death
Dead: 2002
Death reason: accident: hit by lightning
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Polwatte temple, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2002-02-07Polwatte temple
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Pinnawala elephant orphanage
from Sri Lanka unspecified location

Record history
History of updates0000-00-00

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† Sinha Raja is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2002 at Polwatte temple, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as hit by lightning .

Origin

Sinha Raja was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Sinharaja was killed within a few months of donation, when the iron chain he was tied with was struck by lightning.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Sinha Raja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Polwatte temple in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1851. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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