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

Biography

♀ Menika II

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2007-00-00	Pinnawala elephant orphanage from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)

Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added

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

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

Menika II arrived in 2007-00-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, relocated from the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka.

Social

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

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

Origin

Menika II was born unknown .

Comments / pictures

Came from Jaffna

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Menika II, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 July 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4779. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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