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

Biography
♀ Meena
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2007-12-30♂ Milinda
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011
2024-06-30: more sources added
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Meena is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Meena arrived to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage unknown date, relocated from the , in .


Social

Meena lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 2. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
  2. 3. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
  3. 4. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
  4. 5. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
  5. 6. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
  6. 7. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
  7. 8. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
  8. 9. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
  9. 10. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
  10. 11. ⚪ Diula
  11. 12. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
  12. 13. ♂ Haritha
  13. 14. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
  14. 15. ♂ Jayathu
  15. 16. ♂ Kadol born 2011
  16. 17. ♀ Kamani
  17. 18. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
  18. 19. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
  19. 20. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
  20. 21. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
  21. 22. ♂ Kora Aliya
  22. 23. ♀ Kumari born 1965
  23. 24. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
  24. 25. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
  25. 26. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
  26. 27. ♂ Meega
  27. 28. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
  28. 29. ♀ Menika II
  29. 30. ♀ Nandi born 2011
  30. 31. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
  31. 32. ♂ Neela born 1964
  32. 33. ♀ Nikini II
  33. 34. ♀ Ninja born 1985
  34. 35. ♀ Noni
  35. 36. ♀ Pali born 2003
  36. 37. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
  37. 38. ♀ Punchi
  38. 39. ♀ Ramiya
  39. 40. ♀ Randivi
  40. 41. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
  41. 42. ♀ Rejina born 1982
  42. 43. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
  43. 44. ♀ Sama
  44. 45. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
  45. 46. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
  46. 47. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
  47. 48. ♀ Shanthi
  48. 49. ♀ Shermi
  49. 50. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
  50. 51. ♀ Surangie
  51. 52. ♂ Suranimala
  52. 53. ♀ Thammenna
  53. 54. ♀ Thilaka
  54. 55. ⚪ Thilamalai
  55. 56. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  56. 57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  57. 58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  58. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2010
  59. 60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  60. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
  61. 62. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
  62. 63. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
  63. 64. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
  64. 65. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
  65. 66. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
  66. 67. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Offspring

  1. (M) 2007-12-30 Milinda


Origin

Meena was born wild .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Meena, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4512. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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