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

Biography
♀ Nandi



Identification


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

Date of arrival

2011-00-00Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2018-05-17: new record

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


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

Nandi arrived in 2011-00-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

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

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


Origin

Nandi was born captive-born 2011 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.


Comments / pictures

2016: It was in 2016, when the then New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visited Sri Lanka, that President Sirisena had announced that he would gift to New Zealand the baby elephant Nandi kept in the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. But opposition to this rose both in Sri Lanka and in New Zealand. The grounds were similar.

Nandi in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Nandi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7676. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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