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

Menika lives together with 67 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage: (detailed list)

1. 4. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. 5. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. 6. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. 7. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. 8. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. 9. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. 10. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. 11. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. 12. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. 13. ⚪ Diula
11. 14. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. 15. ♂ Haritha
13. 16. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
14. 17. ♂ Jayathu
15. 18. ♂ Kadol born 2011
16. 19. ♀ Kamani
17. 20. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
18. 21. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
19. 22. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
20. 23. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
21. 24. ♂ Kora Aliya
22. 25. ♀ Kumari born 1965
23. 26. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
24. 27. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
25. 28. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
26. 29. ♂ Meega
27. 30. ♀ Meena
28. 31. ♀ Menika II
29. 32. ♀ Nandi born 2011
30. 33. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
31. 34. ♂ Neela born 1964
32. 35. ⚪ Neelamani born 2021-09-10
33. 36. ♀ Nikini II
34. 37. ♀ Ninja born 1985
35. 38. ♀ Noni
36. 39. ♀ Pali born 2003
37. 40. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
38. 41. ♀ Punchi
39. 42. ♀ Ramiya
40. 43. ♀ Randivi
41. 44. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
42. 45. ♀ Rejina born 1982
43. 46. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
44. 47. ♀ Sama
45. 48. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
46. 49. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
47. 50. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
48. 51. ♀ Shanthi
49. 52. ♀ Shermi
50. 53. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
51. 54. ♀ Surangie
52. 55. ♂ Suranimala
53. 56. ♀ Thammenna
54. 57. ♀ Thilaka
55. 58. ⚪ Thilamalai
56. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2011
57. 60. ♀ unknown born 2022-04-22
58. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. 62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
60. 63. ⚪ unknown born 2010
61. 64. ⚪ unknown born 2011
62. 65. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
63. 66. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
64. 67. ♂ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
65. 68. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
66. 69. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
67. 70. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

1. (M) 2001-06-23 Migara
2. (F) 2005 Mihiri
3. (unknown) 2011-03-17 Trinki

Menika was born captive-born as birth number 4 1989-08-14 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Siblings through the father Neela:

1. 1993-11-15(F) Anuradhika
2. 1994-04-10(M) Aruna
3. 1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
4. 1995-10-27(M) Isuru
5. 1997-02-07(M) Arjuna
6. 1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
7. 1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
8. 1999-02-09(M) Wasamba
9. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
10. 2000-06-04(M) Pinnawala
11. 2001-06-23(M) Migara
12. 2001-10-11(F) Anula
13. 2003(F) Pali
14. 2007(F) Bharathi

Siblings through the mother Komali (Komalee):

1. 1994-04-10(M) Aruna
2. 1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
3. 2006-09-14 - † 2006-09-14 (M) stillborn

Pedigree

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.
  
• Geburt und Jugendendwicklung von Asiatischen Elefanten -Beoabachtungen aus der Pinnawela Elephant Sanctuary von Sri Lanka, Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos, nr 2 1999, by Fred Kurt, Birgit Dastig, Sandra Petzhold, Julia Rastelli, Judith Schmelz, Verena Tragau

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