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

Biography

⚪ Unnamed

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	14 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2011-02-17 captive-born
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2011-02-17	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added 2025-04-06: accidents

Latest document update	2020-11-04 19:13:22
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Biography

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

Unnamed arrived in 2011-02-17 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

Unnamed lives together with 67 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. ⚪ Diula
11. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. ♂ Haritha
13. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
14. ♂ Jayathu
15. ♂ Kadol born 2011
16. ♀ Kamani
17. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
18. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
19. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
20. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
21. ♂ Kora Aliya
22. ♀ Kumari born 1965
23. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
24. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
25. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
26. ♂ Meega
27. ♀ Meena
28. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
29. ♀ Menika II
30. ♀ Nandi born 2011
31. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
32. ♂ Neela born 1964
33. ⚪ Neelamani born 2021-09-10
34. ♀ Nikini II
35. ♀ Ninja born 1985
36. ♀ Noni
37. ♀ Pali born 2003
38. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
39. ♀ Punchi
40. ♀ Ramiya
41. ♀ Randivi
42. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
43. ♀ Rejina born 1982
44. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
45. ♀ Sama
46. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
47. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
48. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
49. ♀ Shanthi
50. ♀ Shermi
51. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
52. ♀ Surangie
53. ♂ Suranimala
54. ♀ Thammenna
55. ♀ Thilaka
56. ⚪ Thilamalai
57. ⚪ unknown born 2010
58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. ♀ unknown born 2022-04-22
60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
62. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
63. ⚪ unknown born 2011
64. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
65. ♂ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
66. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
67. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Origin

Unnamed was born captive-born 2011-02-17 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Unnamed, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6429. (archived at the Wayback machine)