Migara
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Beijing Zoo in China

Biography
♂ Migara
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 23 years old
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* 2001-06-23 captive-born , number 20
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Neela x ♀ Menika
Imported:2007
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Beijing Zoo, in China
Date of arrival
2007-02-16Beijing Zoo
from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2020-10-20
Latest document update2024-06-26 17:30:02
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Biography

Migara is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Beijing Zoo, in China.

Migara arrived in 2007-02-16 to the Beijing Zoo, relocated from the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka.


Social

Migara lives together with 5 other elephants at the Beijing Zoo:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. ♀ Jing Jing born 1994
  2. ♀ unknown
  3. ♀ unknown
  4. ♀ Zhou Zhou
  5. ♂ Zhuang Zhuang


Origin

Migara was born captive-born as birth number 20 2001-06-23 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage. and imported 2007

Parentage

Parents of Migara are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Menika (mother).

Siblings through the father Neela:

  1. 1989-08-14(F) Menika
  2. 1993-11-15(F) Anuradhika
  3. 1994-04-10(M) Aruna
  4. 1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
  5. 1995-10-27(M) Isuru
  6. 1997-02-07(M) Arjuna
  7. 1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
  8. 1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
  9. 1999-02-09(M) Wasamba
  10. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
  11. 2000-06-04(M) Pinnawala
  12. 2001-10-11(F) Anula (Anura)
  13. 2003(F) Pali
  14. 2007(F) Bharathi

Siblings through the mother Menika:

  1. 2005(F) Mihiri
  2. 2011-03-17(unknown) Trinki

Pedigree

Migaras ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Migara

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964

Sire ff:


Born:
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Menika

Born: 1989-08-14

Sire mf:
Neela

Born: 1964
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Komali (Komalee)

Born: 1971
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


Comments / pictures

The Pinnawela elephant Migara was presented to Beijing Zoo 26 february 2007 as a diplomatic gift from Sri Lanka, but arrived already 16th of february. See newsarticle

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Migara, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Beijing Zoo in China. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1821. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.
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