Nandimithra an Asian elephant at Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Nandimithra

ID nr:

Species:

Asian elephant

Sex and age:

Male ♂ 25 years old

Management:

Location:

Arrival

Pinnawala elephant orphanage 1995-09-27

Born:

* 1995-09-27 captive-born
in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:

Siblings through the father Neela:

Siblings through the mother Rejina (Rajina):

Document updated

2012-01-30:

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

Koehl, D., (2020). Nandimithra, an Asian at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1835. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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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