Kadol Etha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Dutugemunu of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka

Kadol Etha was born .

Threated for wounds sustained from molten metal.

The first recorded medical treatment of an elephant is that of the elephant 'Kadol Etha' belonging to King Dutugemunu (161-137 BC).

It is also said in folklore that King Dutugemunu's royal elephant (Kadol Atha) was an elephant that was found from (Kadol Kalle) area (Negombo)

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Biology, Medicine and Surgery of Elephants by Murray E. Fowler and Susan Mikota
  
• http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/02/04/sid02.asp

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