Bandara
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Calgary Zoo in Canada

† Bandara is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1991-11-25 at Calgary Zoo, in Canada, . Official death reason described as congestive heart failure.

Offspring

Total: 2 babies

1. (M) 1986-08-11 -- † 2015-10-22 Calvin (Chanda) EEP id: 8612 SSP id: 147
2. (F) 1990-07-14 Maharani (Rani) SSP id: 307

Origin

Bandara was born wild 1975-05-25. and imported 1976

Kamala, Swarna and a bull who died in 1991, Bandara, all arrived at the Calgary Zoo in May 1976 from the Sri Lanka National Zoo.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Brent Van Hooft, Elephant Keeper Calgary Zoo
• "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71

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