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

Biography

♂ Buwaneka

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 26 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1999-12-07 captive-born , number 17
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ Jadura x ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

1999-12-07	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	2024-06-26 17:26:15
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Biography

Buwaneka is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Buwaneka arrived in 1999-12-07 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
7. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
8. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
9. ⚪ Diula
10. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
11. ♂ Haritha
12. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
13. ♂ Jayathu
14. ♂ Kadol born 2011
15. ♀ Kamani
16. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
17. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
18. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
19. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
20. ♂ Kora Aliya
21. ♀ Kumari born 1965
22. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
23. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
24. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
25. ♂ Meega
26. ♀ Meena
27. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
28. ♀ Menika II
29. ♀ Nandi born 2011
30. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
31. ♂ Neela born 1964
32. ♀ Nikini II
33. ♀ Ninja born 1985
34. ♀ Noni
35. ♀ Pali born 2003
36. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
37. ♀ Punchi
38. ♀ Ramiya
39. ♀ Randivi
40. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
41. ♀ Rejina born 1982
42. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
43. ♀ Sama
44. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
45. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
46. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
47. ♀ Shanthi
48. ♀ Shermi
49. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
50. ♀ Surangie
51. ♂ Suranimala
52. ♀ Thammenna
53. ♀ Thilaka
54. ⚪ Thilamalai
55. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
56. ⚪ unknown born 2011
57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. ⚪ unknown born 2011
60. ⚪ unknown born 2010
61. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
62. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
63. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
64. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
65. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
66. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Origin

Buwaneka was born captive-born as birth number 17 1999-12-07 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Buwaneka are: ♂ Jadura (father) and ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) (mother).

Siblings through the mother Mahaweli (Mahavali):

2004-10-17(F) Janita

Pedigree

**Buwanekas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Buwaneka	Sire (f): Jadura Born: 1966?	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Mahaweli (Mahavali) Born: 1981	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Buwaneka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4776. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

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More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
More elephants from: Sri Lanka
More elephants that was born: 1999-12-07
All breeding cows
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