Nandimithra නන්දිමිත්‍රර
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Gatabaruwa Raja Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka

In Gatabaruwa Raja Maha Viharaya, Nandimithra lives as single living elephant at this location

1: K. G. Sumanabanda (chief mahout from 1995 to 2010 )

Nandimithra was born captive-born as birth number 10 1995-09-27 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Siblings through the father Neela:

1. 1989-08-14(F) Menika
2. 1993-11-15(F) Anuradhika
3. 1994-04-10(M) Aruna
4. 1995-10-27(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) Mali
14. 2007(F) Bharathi

Siblings through the mother Rejina:

1. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
2. 2004-05-10(M) Kosala (Kosara)
3. 2011() Binuki
4. 2021-09-10(unknown) Neelamani

Pedigree

Whan bathing in the river, Nandimithra can be seen on some distance away from the rest of the herd, chained to an anchor point.

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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