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

Biography

♂ Kosala (Kosara)

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 20 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2004-05-10 captive-born , number 25
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ Neelagiri x ♀ Rejina
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

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

Record history
History of updates	2021-01-28

Latest document update	2024-06-26 18:08:41
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Biography

Kosala (Kosara) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, in Japan.

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

Social

Kosala (Kosara) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

Origin

Kosala (Kosara) was born captive-born as birth number 25 2004-05-10 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage. and imported 2007

Parents of Kosala (Kosara) are: ♂ Neelagiri (father) and ♀ Rejina (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kosala (Kosara), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4772. (archived at the Wayback machine)