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

Biography

☨ ♀ Nikini

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Status:	orphan
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1975-02-15
Death reason:	disease: poisoned by villagers
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

1975-01-00	Pinnawala elephant orphanage from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)

	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) from Bentota Tourist Complex elephant orphanage

	Bentota Tourist Complex elephant orphanage from Wilpattu 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	2023-08-31 13:43:21
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† Nikini is a dead orphan Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1975-02-15 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as poisoned by villagers.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Nikini, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7649. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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