Kosala (Kosara)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan

Biography
♂ Kosala (Kosara)

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 22 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2004-05-10 captive-born, number 25
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: Neelagiri x ♀ Rejina
Imported:2007
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2013-01-29 Unnamed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, in Japan

Date of arrival

2007-07-28Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2012-01-30: father

Latest document update2024-06-26 18:08:41
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Biography


Kosala (Kosara) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, in Japan.

Kosala (Kosara) arrived in 2007-07-28 to the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Kosala (Kosara) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens: (detailed list)

  1. Anula born 2001-10-11
  2. Unnamed born 2013-01-29
  3. Waruder born 1971

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 2013-01-29 Unnamed


Origin

Kosala (Kosara) was born captive-born as birth number 25 2004-05-10 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage. and imported 2007

Parentage


Parents of Kosala (Kosara) are: ♂ Neelagiri (father) and ♀ Rejina (mother).

Siblings through the father Neelagiri:

  1. 2004-03-22 -- † 2004-04-22 (M) stillborn
  2. 2004-08-23(F) Sugala
  3. 2005-08-23(F) Tamara
  4. 2006-06-09(M) Wishwa

Siblings through the mother Rejina:

  1. 1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
  2. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
  3. 2011() Binuki
  4. 2021-09-10(unknown) Neelamani

Pedigree


Kosala (Kosara)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kosala (Kosara)

Sire (f):
Neelagiri

Born:
2026-02

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Born:
2026-02
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Dame ffm:
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Born:
2026-02
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Dame m:
Rejina

Born: 1982
2026-02

Sire mf:


Born:
2026-02
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Born:
2026-02
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Kosala (Kosara), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4772. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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