{"id":14344,"date":"2026-11-09T14:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/named-animals\/deega-danthu-1-kalawewa\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:03:32","slug":"deega-danthu-1-kalawewa","status":"publish","type":"sw_named","link":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/en\/named-animals\/deega-danthu-1-kalawewa\/","title":{"rendered":"Deega Danthu 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deega Danthu 1 (also spelt Deegadanthu or Dheeghadanthu) had the longest tusks among the tuskers of Kala Wewa and was described as about 45 to 50 years old and gentle. He also used the Kahalla-Pallekele and Balalu Wewa areas, and in August 2023 reappeared at Kala Wewa after about four years out of sight. In late November 2024, after Kala Wewa overflowed, he moved toward a village and was killed by an illegal electric line. Reports said his twin, Deega Danthu 2, had recently been seen near Kala Wewa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deega Danthu 1 (also spelt Deegadanthu or Dheeghadanthu) had the longest tusks among the tuskers of Kala Wewa and was described as about 45 to 50 years old and gentle. He also used the Kahalla-Pallekele and Balalu Wewa areas, and in August 2023 reappeared at Kala Wewa after about four years out of sight. In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-14344","sw_named","type-sw_named","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sw_named\/14344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sw_named"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sw_named"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sw_named\/14344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sriwild.tharulk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}