Kema (Khema)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) in Sri Lanka

Biography
♀ Kema (Khema)

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 24 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2001 captive-born, number 19
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: x ♀ Sukumali
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2012-01-29: 

Latest document update2024-06-26 17:27:55
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Biography


Kema (Khema) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka.

Kema (Khema) arrived to the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) unknown date, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Kema (Khema) lives together with 5 other elephants at the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo): (detailed list)

  1. Devi
  2. Indi born 1978
  3. Madhavi born 2005
  4. Namalee
  5. Trinki born 2011-03-17


Origin

Kema (Khema) was born captive-born as birth number 19 2001 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage


Parents of Kema (Khema) are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Sukumali (mother).

Siblings through the mother Sukumali:

  1. 1997-02-07(M) Arjuna
  2. 2004-09-13(M) Senarath

Pedigree


Kema (Khema)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kema (Khema)

Sire (f):


Born:
2025-06

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-06
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-06
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Sukumali

Born: 1984-07-05
2025-06

Sire mf:
Vijaya

Born: 1963
2025-06
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Kumari

Born: 1965
2025-06
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kema (Khema), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4767. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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