Colombo
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Maduru Oya National Park in Sri Lanka

Biography
⚪ Colombo

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:
Management:Wild elephant
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Maduru Oya National Park, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2010-12-17Maduru Oya National Park
from Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home

Record history
History of updates0000-00-00

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography


Colombo is a living Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Maduru Oya National Park, in Sri Lanka.

Colombo arrived in 2010-12-17 to the Maduru Oya National Park, relocated from the Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Colombo lives together with 3 other elephants at the Maduru Oya National Park: (detailed list)

  1. Grusha
  2. Vibhi
  3. Wasu
and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database


Origin

Colombo was born wild .

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Colombo, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Maduru Oya National Park in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6300. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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