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The elephant Encyclopedia and Database


This database list 9 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♂ EM Bandula 73Born: wild 1949 Dead:2022-09-23 (73 years after arrival), unknown 1949-00-00 Anuradhapura forest
2+ ♂ EM Raja 73Born: wild 1976 Dead:, unknown
3+ ♀ LA unknown 73Born: wild Dead:, unknown 1993-00-00 Brian Boswells Circus
4+ ♀ EM Meena 73Born: wild Dead:, unknown
5+ ♂ LC Babar 73Born: wild 1956 Dead:, disease tusk infection after tripping one day and breaking one tusk off to the gum.1960-00-00 International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar)
6+ ♀ EM Mali 73Born: wild 1980 Dead:, unknown Pinnawala elephant orphanage
7+ ⚪ EM unknown 73Born: Dead:, unknown 1954-00-00 Peter Ryhiner
8+ ♀ EM Baby Nona 73Born: wild 1946 Dead:, unknown 1951-00-00
9+ ♀ EM Letchmi 73Born: wild 1916 Dead:, unknown 1930-00-00

Source for the list of elephants at

Reference list

, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 19 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=37,2194 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-05-16 Raja:• Ryan Easley, USA
•  "Elephant For Sale," Circus Report No 4 Vol 26, 1998-01-26
•  http://www.sundaytimes.lk/960623/plusm.html
2012-02-11 unknown:• 1954 Ceylon Administration report, Sri Lanka National Archives, Colombo.
2012-01-31 Bandula:• https://www.newswire.lk/2022/09/23/iconic-elephant-bandula-dies-at-dehiwala-zoo/?fbclid=IwAR07jexUqzNpF0SDP0MGYiyDbpihfd_3Wz-rFAgmcQgQuYUkbgwCg6S6dOM
2012-01-31 Babar:• Wayne Jackson, Canada.
2012-01-31 Baby Nona:• Wayne Jackson, Canada
•  K. G. Sumunabanda
2010-09-08 Letchmi:• Wayne Jackson, Canada
2010-09-07 Mali:• Wayne Jackson, Canada
2010-04-25 unknown:• Jim Stockley
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