Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Kanaka at Pinnawala elephant orphanage

♂ Kanaka
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 12 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2009-05-24 captive-born , number 50
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Jayathu x ♀ Surangie (Suranganee)
Locations
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of Arrival
(Presently sometimes errors!)
2009-05-24Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Document updated2012-02-01: 
2020-11-15: Birth nr 50 added
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Location

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

Kanaka arrived Pinnawala elephant orphanage 2009-05-24,

In Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Kanaka lives together with 68 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
    2. ,
  2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
    3. ,
  3. ♀ Anusha born 1949
    4. ,
  4. ♂ Asela born 2007?
    5. ,
  5. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
    6. ,
  6. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
    7. ,
  7. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
    8. ,
  8. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
    9. ,
  9. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
    10. ,
  10. ⚪ Diula
    11. ,
  11. ♂ Haritha
    12. ,
  12. ♂ Isira born 2011
    13. ,
  13. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
    14. ,
  14. ♂ Jayathu
    15. ,
  15. ♂ Kadol born 2011
    16. ,
  16. ♀ Kamani
    17. ,
  17. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
    18. ,
  18. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
    19. ,
  19. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
    20. ,
  20. ♂ Kora Aliya
    21. ,
  21. ♀ Kumari born 1965
    22. ,
  22. ♂ Mahasen born 2004-11-26
    23. ,
  23. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
    24. ,
  24. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
    25. ,
  25. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
    26. ,
  26. ♂ Meega
    27. ,
  27. ♀ Meena
    28. ,
  28. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
    29. ,
  29. ♀ Menika II
    30. ,
  30. ♀ Mihiri born 2005
    31. ,
  31. ♀ Nandi born 2011
    32. ,
  32. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
    33. ,
  33. ♂ Neela born 1964
    34. ,
  34. ♀ Nikini II
    35. ,
  35. ♀ Ninja born 1985
    36. ,
  36. ♀ Noni
    37. ,
  37. ♀ Pali born 2003
    38. ,
  38. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
    39. ,
  39. ♀ Punchi
    40. ,
  40. ♀ Ramiya
    41. ,
  41. ♀ Randivi
    42. ,
  42. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
    43. ,
  43. ♀ Rejina (Rajina) born 1982
    44. ,
  44. ♀ Sama
    45. ,
  45. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
    46. ,
  46. ♂ Sampath (Sumpath) born 1952
    47. ,
  47. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
    48. ,
  48. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
    49. ,
  49. ♀ Shanthi
    50. ,
  50. ♀ Shermi
    51. ,
  51. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
    52. ,
  52. ♀ Surangie (Suranganee)
    53. ,
  53. ♂ Suranimala
    54. ,
  54. ♀ Thammenna
    55. ,
  55. ♀ Thilaka
    56. ,
  56. ⚪ Thilamalai
    57. ,
  57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
    58. ,
  58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
    59. ,
  59. ⚪ unknown born 2010
    60. ,
  60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
    61. ,
  61. ⚪ unknown
    62. ,
  62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
    63. ,
  63. ⚪ unknown born 2011
    64. ,
  64. ⚪ unknown born 2011
    65. ,
  65. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
    66. ,
  66. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
    67. ,
  67. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
    68. ,
  68. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09
    69. , (see detailed list).

Origin

Kanaka was born captive-born as birth number 50 2009-05-24 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Kanaka are: ♂ Jayathu (father) and ♀ Surangie (Suranganee) (mother).

Siblings through the father Jayathu:

  1. 2004-09-13(M) Senarath
  2. 2004-10-17(F) Janita (Janitha)
  3. 2006-07-04(M) Tharindu
  4. 2006-08-23(F) Anjalee (Anjali)
  5. 2006-09-01(F) Namally (Namali)

Pedigree

Kanakas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Kanaka

Sire:
Jayathu

Born:

Sire:
Raja

Born:
Sire:
Dame:
Dame:
Indi

Born: 1978
Sire:
Dame:

Dame:
Surangie (Suranganee)

Born:

Sire:


Born:
Sire:
Dame:
Dame:


Born:
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Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Kanaka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 August 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4948. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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