Isuru
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka

Biography

Isuru is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya, in Sri Lanka.

Isuru arrived in 2002-03-23 to the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

In Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya, Isuru lives as single living elephant at this location

Isuru was born captive-born as birth number 11 1995-10-27 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. 1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
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 Anusha:

1. 1989-08-16(M) Rangiri

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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• More elephants from: Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya
• More elephants from: Sri Lanka
• More elephants that was born: 1995-10-27
• All breeding cows
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• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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