Anjalee
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo in Australia

Biography
♀ Anjalee

Alternative name: Anjali

Identification

ASMP nr74? (unconfirmed)

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus maximus
Sex and age:Female ♀ 19 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2006-08-23 captive-born , number 40
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents: Jayathu x ♀ Mayuri
Imported:2015 by Auckland Zoo
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo, in Australia

Date of arrival

2022-03-08Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
from Auckland Zoo

2015-06-21Auckland Zoo
from Niue quarantine station

2015-03-00Niue quarantine station
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2025-03-18:

Latest document update2024-06-26 17:43:34
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Biography


Anjalee is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo, in Australia.

Anjalee arrived in 2022-03-08 to the Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo, relocated from the Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand.


Social

Anjalee lives together with 6 other elephants at the Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. Gung born 2000
  2. Kanlaya born 2018-06-14
  3. Pathi Harn born 2010-03-10
  4. Porntip born 1992
  5. Sabai born 2016-11-02
  6. Thong Dee born 2000


Origin

Anjalee was born captive-born as birth number 40 2006-08-23 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage. and imported 2015 by Auckland Zoo

Parentage


Parents of Anjalee are: ♂ Jayathu (father) and ♀ Mayuri (mother).

Siblings through the father Jayathu:

  1. 2004-09-13(M) Senarath
  2. 2004-10-17(F) Janita
  3. 2006-07-04(M) Tharindu
  4. 2006-09-01(F) Namally
  5. 2009-05-24(M) Kanaka

Pedigree


Anjalees ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Anjalee

Sire (f):
Jayathu

Born:

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Raja

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Dame fm:
Indi

Born: 1978
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Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Mayuri

Born: 1983

Sire mf:


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Born:
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Anjalee, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4788. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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