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

Biography

♂ Disa (twin)

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus maximus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2021-08-31 captive-born , number 74
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Birth weight	55.50 kgs, 122.10 lbs

Parents:	♂ Pandu x ♀ Surangie
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2021-08-31	Pinnawala 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	2024-06-28 12:58:14
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Biography

Disa (twin) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Disa (twin) arrived in 2021-08-31 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

Disa (twin) lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

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

Origin

Disa (twin) was born captive-born as birth number 74 2021-08-31 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Disa (twin) are: ♂ Pandu (father) and ♀ Surangie (mother).

Siblings through the father Pandu:

2021-08-31(M) Sajjana (twin)
2021-09-11() unnamed
2024-03-20(unknown) Unnamed

Siblings through the mother Surangie:

2009-05-24(M) Kanaka
2021-08-31(M) Sajjana (twin)

Pedigree

**Disa (twin)s ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Disa (twin)	Sire (f): Pandu Born: 2005-08-00	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Surangie Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Disa (twin), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10554. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories2021 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Pinnawala elephant orphanage | Sri Lanka | Asian elephants

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