Tikiri ටිකිරි
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala elephant safari in Sri Lanka

Biography

☨ ♀ Tikiri ටිකිරි
Thikiri with tourists riding, 2012. Photo: Dan Koehl

Alternative name:	Thikiri
Local name:	ටිකිරි

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus maximus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 70 years old (estimated age)
Origin
Born:	* 1949? wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2019-09-24
Death location:	Rambukkana
Death reason:	disease: possibly Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant safari, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

	Pinnawala elephant safari
Record history
History of updates	2020-11-08

Latest document update	2020-11-08 08:16:40
Google map

† Tikiri (local name:ටිකිරි) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2019-09-24 at Pinnawala elephant safari, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as possibly Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?.

Origin

Tikiri was born wild 1949?.

Comments / pictures

Tikiri on elephant-news.com

Articles where Tikiri is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2019-09-25	70-year-old frail elephant in sri lanka whose photos sparked outrage dies - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Tikiri, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant safari in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7702. (archived at the Wayback machine)