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

♂ Buwaneka

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 24 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1999-12-07 captive-born
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	2012-01-29:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

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, Buwaneka lives together with 68 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Buwaneka was born captive-born 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, (2023). Buwaneka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 September 2023 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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