Kiriya III (Kira)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka

♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2006-06-09♂ Wishwa
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
Pinnawala elephant orphanage
from Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home
Record history
History of updates2012-01-31: 
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Kiriya III (Kira) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Kiriya III (Kira) arrived to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage unknown date, relocated from the Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home, in Sri Lanka.

Kiriya III (Kira) lives together with 69 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:
  1. 2. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
  2. 3. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
  3. 4. ♀ Anusha
  4. 5. ♂ Asela born 2007?
  5. 6. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
  6. 7. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
  7. 8. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
  8. 9. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
  9. 10. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
  10. 11. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
  11. 12. ⚪ Diula
  12. 13. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
  13. 14. ♂ Haritha
  14. 15. ♂ Isira born 2011
  15. 16. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
  16. 17. ♂ Jayathu
  17. 18. ♂ Kadol born 2011
  18. 19. ♀ Kamani
  19. 20. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
  20. 21. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
  21. 22. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
  22. 23. ♂ Kora Aliya
  23. 24. ♀ Kumari born 1965
  24. 25. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
  25. 26. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
  26. 27. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
  27. 28. ♂ Meega
  28. 29. ♀ Meena
  29. 30. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
  30. 31. ♀ Menika II
  31. 32. ♀ Nandi born 2011
  32. 33. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
  33. 34. ♂ Neela born 1964
  34. 35. ♀ Nikini II
  35. 36. ♀ Ninja born 1985
  36. 37. ♀ Noni
  37. 38. ♀ Pali born 2003
  38. 39. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
  39. 40. ♀ Punchi
  40. 41. ♀ Ramiya
  41. 42. ♀ Randivi
  42. 43. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
  43. 44. ♀ Rejina born 1982
  44. 45. ♀ Sama
  45. 46. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
  46. 47. ♂ Sampath
  47. 48. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
  48. 49. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
  49. 50. ♀ Shanthi
  50. 51. ♀ Shermi
  51. 52. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
  52. 53. ♀ Surangie
  53. 54. ♂ Suranimala
  54. 55. ♀ Thammenna
  55. 56. ♀ Thilaka
  56. 57. ⚪ Thilamalai
  57. 58. ⚪ unknown born 2010
  58. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  59. 60. ⚪ unknown
  60. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  61. 62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  62. 63. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  63. 64. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
  64. 65. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
  65. 66. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
  66. 67. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  67. 68. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  68. 69. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
  69. 70. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

  1. (M) 2006-06-09 Wishwa

Origin

Kiriya III (Kira) was born wild .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Kiriya III (Kira), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 March 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4786. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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