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

Biography
♀ Surangie සුරංගිගෙන්
Alternative name: Suranganee
Local name: සුරංගිගෙන්
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* unknown
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 3 babies
1. Born 2009-05-24♂ Kanaka
2. Born 2021-08-31♂ Disa (twin)
3. Born 2021-08-31♂ Sajjana (twin)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
1997-00-00Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011
2024-06-30: more sources added
Latest document update2024-06-28 12:37:22
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Biography

Surangie (local name:සුරංගිගෙන්) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Surangie arrived in 1997-00-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

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

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

Offspring

  1. (M) 2009-05-24 Kanaka
  2. (M) 2021-08-31 Disa (twin)
  3. (M) 2021-08-31 Sajjana (twin)


Origin

Surangie was born unknown at Sri Lanka unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Suranganee was brought down from Surangalgama in Trincomalee in 1997.



Surangie on elephant-news.com

Surangie is mentioned on Elephant News:

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2021-08-31 Twin elephant calves born at pinnawala - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Surangie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4946. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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