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Gemunu — Yala Ruhunu National Park | mahoot

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/Sri Lanka
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Gemunu

Yala Ruhunu National Park · Sri Lanka

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Life history

Born: 1991
Birth place: in Yala Ruhunu National Park
Age (est.): ~35 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Management: Wild elephant

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Yala Ruhunu National Park

Sri Lanka · Camp

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Transfer history

Yala Ruhunu National Park

Sources

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130908/news/leave-gemunu-alone-plead-elephant-experts-61317.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317031/Yala-National-Parks-Gemunu-elephant-pounces-tourists-makes-lunch.html
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Yala-Tusker-Gemunu-sacrifices-his-tusk-to-Nandimithra/108-181577

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Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.