Kapila
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ragama temple (unknown name) in Sri Lanka

Biography

☨ ♂ Kapila

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 17 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1992 unknown
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2009-09-00
Death reason:	disease: anorexia, malnutrition
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ragama temple (unknown name), in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2003-00-00	Ragama temple (unknown name) from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates	2009-09-20

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

† Kapila is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2009-09-00 at Ragama temple (unknown name), in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as anorexia, malnutrition.

Origin

Kapila was born unknown 1992.

Comments / pictures

2011: Pubudu Weeraratne: an elephant known as Kapila, died of starvation as he was not given sufficient food.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kapila, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ragama temple (unknown name) in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4949. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Ragama temple (unknown name)

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