Skanda
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Skanda  dead elephant

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1925
Death
Dead: 1986
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

1937-07-31Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth
from Tikiri Bandara Mampitiya

Record history
History of updates2022-04-18

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Skanda is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1986 at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka, .

Origin

Skanda was born wild , captured 1925 .


Comments / pictures

Most of the times Raja carried the sacred casket at the annual perahera in Kandy flanked by Skanda and another Tusker elephant. Sometimes Skanda too carried the casket

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Skanda, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4756. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories1986 deaths | 1925 captures | Elephants from Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth | Sri Lanka | Asian elephants


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