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

Biography

☨ ♂ Vijaya

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 36 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1963 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1999-09-11
Death reason:	disease: brain Cancer
Offspring
Total: 5 babies

1. Born 1984-07-05	♀ Sukumali

2. Born 1987-12-18	♀ Sama I

3. Born 1989-08-16	♂ Rangiri

4. Born 1993-07-01	♂ Esala

5. Born 1994-04-16	♀ Amali
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

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

Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Vijaya is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1999-09-11 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as brain Cancer.

Offspring

Origin

Vijaya was born wild 1963.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Vijaya, 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=1823. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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