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

Biography

☨ ⚪ Unnamed (killed)

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	unknown, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2004-02-27 captive-born , number 24
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Lasanda
Death
Dead:	†2004-03-20
Death reason:	killed: dashed on the ground by the mother
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2004-02-27	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added

Latest document update	2024-06-29 08:28:43
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† Unnamed (killed) is a dead unknown Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2004-03-20 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as dashed on the ground by the mother.

Origin

Unnamed (killed) was born captive-born as birth number 24 2004-02-27 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Unnamed (killed) are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Lasanda (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Unnamed (killed), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2776. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Pinnawala elephant orphanage

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