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

♂ Nandimithra නන්දිමිත්‍රර
Local name: නන්දිමිත්‍රර
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 28 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1995-09-27 captive-born
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Neela x ♀ Rejina
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
1995-09-27Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2012-01-30: 
Latest document update2021-08-27 17:46:26
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Biography

Location

Nandimithra (local name:නන්දිමිත්‍රර ) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Nandimithra arrived in 1995-09-27 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Nandimithra lives together with 68 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Nandimithra was born captive-born 1995-09-27 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Nandimithra are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Rejina (mother).

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 (Kandula VI)
  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 Rejina:

  1. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
  2. 2004-05-10(M) Kosala (Kosara)
  3. 2011() Binuki
  4. 2021-09-11() unnamed

Pedigree

Nandimithras ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Nandimithra

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964

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Rejina

Born: 1982

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Comments / pictures

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

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Nandimithra, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 September 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1835. (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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