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

Biography

♂ Pandu පණ්ඩු

Alternative name:	Pandula
Local name:	පණ්ඩු

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 19 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2005-08-00 wild
Birth place:	in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 2021-08-31	♂ Disa (twin)

2. Born 2021-08-31	♂ Sajjana (twin)

3. Born 2021-09-11	⚪ unnamed

4. Born 2024-03-20	⚪ Unnamed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2005-09-00	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added

Latest document update	2021-09-29 10:38:53
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Biography

Pandu (local name:පණ්ඩු) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Pandu arrived in 2005-09-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

Pandu lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

5. ♀ 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. ♀ Kumari born 1965
27. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
28. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
29. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
30. ♂ Meega
31. ♀ Meena
32. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
33. ♀ Menika II
34. ♀ Nandi born 2011
35. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
36. ♂ Neela born 1964
37. ♀ Nikini II
38. ♀ Ninja born 1985
39. ♀ Noni
40. ♀ Pali born 2003
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 2011-00-00
61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
63. ⚪ unknown born 2011
64. ⚪ unknown born 2010
65. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
66. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
67. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
68. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
69. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
70. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Offspring

Total: 4 babies

(M) 2021-08-31 Disa (twin)
(M) 2021-08-31 Sajjana (twin)
() 2021-09-11 unnamed
(unknown) 2024-03-20 Unnamed

Origin

Pandu was born wild 2005-08-00 at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Pandu, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 July 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2773. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.runews.lk/news/item/24912-pinnawala-elephatn

Links

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Internal relevant links

More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
More elephants from: Sri Lanka
More elephants that was born: 2005-08-00
All breeding cows
All breeding bulls
The elephant database startpage. Statistics
List of all captive born elephants in the database

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