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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Aruna  dead elephant
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:* 1994-04-10 captive-born , number 8
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Neela x ♀ Komali (Komalee)
Death
Dead: †
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
1994-04-10Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011
2024-06-30: more sources added
Latest document update2024-06-26 17:14:29
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† Aruna is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka, .

Origin

Aruna was born captive-born as birth number 8 1994-04-10 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Aruna are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Komali (Komalee) (mother).

Siblings through the father Neela:

  1. 1989-08-14(F) Menika
  2. 1993-11-15(F) Anuradhika
  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 (Anura)
  13. 2003(F) Pali
  14. 2007(F) Bharathi

Siblings through the mother Komali (Komalee):

  1. 1989-08-14(F) Menika
  2. 1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
  3. 2006-09-14 - † 2006-09-14 (M) stillborn

Pedigree

Arunas ancestral Pedigree:
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Aruna

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964

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Komali (Komalee)

Born: 1971

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Aruna, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1834. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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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Categories1994 births | With Pedigree | Elephants from Pinnawala elephant orphanage | Sri Lanka | Asian elephants


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