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Indi — Dehiwela Zoo | mahoot

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Indi

Dehiwela Zoo · Sri Lanka

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Indi and late Dehivela Zoo director Lyn de Alwis, 1984. Photo © Wayne Jackson, Canada.

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Life history

Born: 1978
Birth place: in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Age (est.): ~48 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 1980-00-00
Management: Free contact

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Dehiwela Zoo

Sri Lanka · Zoo

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Transfer history

1980-00-00
Dehiwela Zoo
from Bentota Tourist Complex elephant orphanage

Sources

Wayne Jackson, Canada
Jonas Livet, France

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