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

Location

Jayathu is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Jayathu arrived to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage unknown date, relocated from the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka.

1. 7. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. 8. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. 9. ♀ Anusha born 1949
4. 10. ♂ Asela born 2007?
5. 11. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
6. 12. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
7. 13. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
8. 14. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
9. 15. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
10. 16. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
11. 17. ⚪ Diula
12. 18. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
13. 19. ♂ Haritha
14. 20. ♂ Isira born 2011
15. 21. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
16. 22. ♂ Kadol born 2011
17. 23. ♀ Kamani
18. 24. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
19. 25. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
20. 26. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
21. 27. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
22. 28. ♂ Kora Aliya
23. 29. ♀ Kumari born 1965
24. 30. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
25. 31. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
26. 32. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
27. 33. ♂ Meega
28. 34. ♀ Meena
29. 35. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
30. 36. ♀ Menika II
31. 37. ♀ Nandi born 2011
32. 38. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
33. 39. ♂ Neela born 1964
34. 40. ♀ Nikini II
35. 41. ♀ Ninja born 1985
36. 42. ♀ Noni
37. 43. ♀ Pali born 2003
38. 44. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
39. 45. ♀ Punchi
40. 46. ♀ Ramiya
41. 47. ♀ Randivi
42. 48. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
43. 49. ♀ Rejina born 1982
44. 50. ♀ Sama
45. 51. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
46. 52. ♂ Sampath (Sumpath) born 1952
47. 53. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
48. 54. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
49. 55. ♀ Shanthi
50. 56. ♀ Shermi
51. 57. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
52. 58. ♀ Surangie
53. 59. ♂ Suranimala
54. 60. ♀ Thammenna
55. 61. ♀ Thilaka
56. 62. ⚪ Thilamalai
57. 63. ⚪ unknown born 2011
58. 64. ⚪ unknown born 2010
59. 65. ⚪ unknown
60. 66. ⚪ unknown born 2011
61. 67. ⚪ unknown born 2011
62. 68. ⚪ unknown born 2011
63. 69. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
64. 70. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
65. 71. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
66. 72. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
67. 73. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
68. 74. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
69. 75. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Offspring

Total: 6 babies

1. (M) 2004-09-13 Senarath
2. (F) 2004-10-17 Janita EEP id: 200411
3. (M) 2006-07-04 Tharindu
4. (F) 2006-08-23 Anjalee
5. (F) 2006-09-01 Namally (Namali)
6. (M) 2009-05-24 Kanaka

Origin

Jayathu was born captive-born at Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo).

Parentage

Pedigree

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

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

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• elephant mankillers, elephants that has killed humans. List of elephant mankillers
• More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
• More elephants from: Sri Lanka
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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