Raju
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka

Biography

♂ Raju

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 19 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2006 captive-born , number 36
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Punchi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2009-07-27	Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-16:

Latest document update	2024-06-26 18:15:16
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Biography

Raju is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka.

Raju arrived in 2009-07-27 to the Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Social

Raju lives together with 9 other elephants at the Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth: (detailed list)

Origin

Raju was born captive-born as birth number 36 2006 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parents of Raju are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Punchi (mother).

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Raju, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4789. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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