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Binuki — Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage | mahoot

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Binuki

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage · Sri Lanka

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Record completeness

12 of 15 key fields populated

80%

Life history

Born: 2011
Birth place: in Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Age (est.): ~15 years
Origin: Captive-born
Arrived: 2011-00-00
Management: Free contact

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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Sri Lanka · Camp

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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Sri Lanka's best-known elephant institution — part orphanage, part tourist destination. River bathing draws large crowds daily.

Transfer history

2011-00-00
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Sources

http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2012/01/08/new22.asp
http://exploresrilanka.lk/2014/08/jumbo-babies-cometh/
https://www.runews.lk/news/item/24912-pinnawala-elephatn

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