Kublai Khan was a photogenic Yala tusker named after the Mongol emperor. Wildlife photographer Lal Anthonis first saw him in December 1987 near Patanangala, when he was about six years old with tusks about 9 inches long. His carcass was found at Heen Wewa on 23 August 2009; vets suspected an infection or poisoning and ruled out a gunshot, and biologist Manori Gunawardena said an infection after a fight with another elephant was most likely.