unknown
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ceylon department of the commissioner of roads in Sri Lanka

Biography

☨ ♂ unknown

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1847 wild
Birth place:	in Kurunegala forest

Parents:	♂ x ♀ unknown
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ceylon department of the commissioner of roads, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

1848-00-00	Ceylon department of the commissioner of roads from James Emerson Tennent

1847-00-00	James Emerson Tennent from Ceylon Department of Civil Engineering

1847-00-00	Ceylon Department of Civil Engineering from Kurunegala forest

Record history
History of updates	2010-08-30

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

† unknown is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Ceylon department of the commissioner of roads, in Sri Lanka, .

Origin

unknown was born wild 1847 at Kurunegala forest.

Parentage

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

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). unknown, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ceylon department of the commissioner of roads in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5982. (archived at the Wayback machine)