Anula
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan

Biography
♀ Anula

Alternative name: Anura

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 24 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2001-10-11 captive-born , number 22
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: Neela x ♀ Sama I
Imported:2007
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2013-01-29 Unnamed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, in Japan

Date of arrival

2007-07-28Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2021-01-28

Latest document update2025-03-01 06:39:06
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Biography


Anula is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, in Japan.

Anula arrived in 2007-07-28 to the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Anula lives together with 3 other elephants at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens: (detailed list)

  1. Kosala (Kosara) born 2004-05-10
  2. Unnamed born 2013-01-29
  3. Waruder born 1971

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 2013-01-29 Unnamed


Origin

Anula was born captive-born as birth number 22 2001-10-11 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage. and imported 2007

Parentage


Parents of Anula are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Sama I (mother).

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. 1995-10-27(M) Isuru
  6. 1997-02-07(M) Arjuna
  7. 1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
  8. 1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
  9. 1999-02-09(M) Wasamba
  10. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
  11. 2000-06-04(M) Pinnawala
  12. 2001-06-23(M) Migara
  13. 2003(F) Pali
  14. 2007(F) Bharathi

Siblings through the mother Sama I:

  1. 2006-07-04(M) Tharindu

Pedigree


Anulas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Anula

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964

Sire ff:


Born:
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Sama I

Born: 1987-12-18

Sire mf:
Vijaya

Born: 1963
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Mathali (Mathalee)

Born: 1970
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:


Comments / pictures

Named after Queen Anula of Sri Lanka, who became Asia’s first female ruler in 47BC.

Due in December to January 2013.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Anula, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4762. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

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