For the first time in the history, twin baby elephants were born at Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala Sri Lanka today 31 August 2021. This is the first time in Sri Lankan history that born of twin Elephant in captivity. There was another birth of twin baby Elephants recorded in Minneriya National Park Sri Lanka in 2020 but this is the first time at Orphanage. 
Both baby Elephants are are male elephants and the first was born at 4.00 AM and the second was born at 12.00 PM and both babies & mother are in good health. 
Name of the mother Elephant is “Surangee” as per the Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala.  Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is one of the key destination of Sri Lanka tourism and one of the most visited tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. 
We invite you to pay a visit to newly born baby Elephants during your holiday in Sri Lanka. 

Image Credit - Daily Mirror

Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala

Is the only Elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka which was established in 1975 started with 5 orphaned elephants and the current population is 93 of both sexes / all age groups. Prime purpose of the Pinnawala Elephant orphanage is to provide refuge for the elephants which are injured / orphaned & abandoned in the wild. This orphanage is operating as a breeding ground too since 1980.

Most of the new arrivals are babies and after a few days of quarantine, they are released into the herd who welcome them happily. Orphanage covers an area of 23 acre land in the middle of the county & managed by the Department of National Zoological Gardens. This is the largest captive herd of elephants in the world belonging to the Elephas maximus maximus.