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Trinki
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) in Sri Lanka

⚪ Trinki
Menika with the baby elephant. Photo: © DailyNews.lk
Alternative name:	Trinky

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	unknown 12 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2011-03-17 captive-born , number 59
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Menika
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2013-00-00	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates	2011-03-17: New elephant RE 2018-05-17: relocated to Dehiwela? 2018-11-04: alt name spelling 2020-11-15: Birth nr 59 added

Latest document update	2020-11-15 13:18:34
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Biography

Location

Trinki is a living an elephant with unknown sex, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka.

Trinki arrived in 2013-00-00 to the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Trinki lives together with 6 other elephants at the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo):

♀ Devi
♀ Indi born 1978
♀ Kema (Khema) born 2001
♀ Madhavi born 2005
♀ Namalee
♂ Sak Surin

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Trinki was born captive-born as birth number 59 2011-03-17 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

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

Siblings through the mother Menika:

2001-06-23(M) Migara
2005(F) Mihiri

Pedigree

**Trinkis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Trinki	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Menika Born: 1989-08-14	Sire mf: Neela Born: 1964	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Neela Born: 1964	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Komali (Komalee) Born: 1971	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Komali (Komalee) Born: 1971	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

2011: The new calf was the fourth for mother Menika, the 59th birth for the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage total and the ninth birth for the facility in March 2010. Its arrival brought the Orphanage's total number of elephants to 91.

2013: Gagana and Trinky, born on 05. 03. 2011 and 17. 03. 2011, at the Pinnawala Orphanage on August 08 and 09, on the grounds the pair was an offering to the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens for public display

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Trinki, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 2 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6821. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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