Seedor Anura
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tama Zoological Park in Japan

Location

Seedor Anura is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tama Zoological Park, in Japan.

Anura arrived in 1958-04-28 to the Tama Zoological Park, relocated from the Ueno Zoo, in Japan.

1. ♀ Amara born 2004-10-29
2. ♀ Chiki born 1976
3. ♂ Tomu born 2009-03-17
4. ♂ Vidula born 2007-08-25

Origin

Seedor Anura was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

Film on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsgYeR0VfKY

The elephant Anura was named after National Heritage Minister Anura Bandaranaike, and donated by Minister Bandaranaiake’s father Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike in 1957 to Japanese Prince Mikasa, the younger brother of Emperor Hirohito.Anura meets Anura in Japan

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.nation.lk/2007/05/13/news2.htm
  
• http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/event/2007/5/1173380_848.html
  
• http://showmeelephants.blogspot.com/2011/08/tama-zoological-park.html
  
• Jonas Livet, France

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Tama Zoological Park
• More elephants from: Japan
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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