Kelaniya (Atlas)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple in Sri Lanka

Biography

♂ Kelaniya (Atlas)
At Victoria Park during the 33rd Annual Nawam Maha Perahera at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ maybe about 11 years old (estimated age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2013? wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

	Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

2009-01-11	Pinnawala elephant orphanage from Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home

Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Kelaniya (Atlas) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple, in Sri Lanka.

Kelaniya (Atlas) arrived to the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple unknown date, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Social

Kelaniya (Atlas) lives together with 1 other elephants at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

Origin

Kelaniya (Atlas) was born wild 2013?.

Comments / pictures

2012: Present at 33rd Annual Nawam Maha Perahera at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kelaniya (Atlas), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3900. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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