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Sumedha (Udawalawe)

සුමේධ சுமேதா

Living

Sumedha (Udawalawe)
Sumudusoyza007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Sumedha is a large tusker of Udawalawe National Park and, after Walawe Raja disappeared, became the park’s dominant bull. He has well-shaped tusks, a large (bullet) hole in his left ear and a broken, hairless tail stump. He spends much of the year outside the park and usually returns around June to September when he comes into musth. In 2026 he was seen again after being missing for almost a year.

Sources

  1. In search of a king — Daily FT (Cheranka Mendis), 13 Jul 2013
  2. Uda Walawe never fails to deliver — Daily FT (Srilal Miththapala), 19 Nov 2016
  3. JUNGLE RUMBLE: An invasion threatening Uda Walawe's elephants — Daily Mirror, 12 Aug 2026