Gemunu
Wild in Yala National Park
Yala's best-known tusker, named after King Dutugemunu, and famous for stopping safari jeeps and pushing his trunk inside in search of food. He lost one tusk in 2018 fighting the younger bulls Sando and Parakum, and the other in early 2020 to Nandimithra. Last reported calmer with age, his tusks slowly growing back.
- Born
- Unknown
- Estimated age
- 35–47
- Named after
- King Dutugemunu
- First tusk lost
- 2018, fighting Sando and Parakum
- Second tusk lost
- January 2020, fighting Nandimithra, a tusker from the Sithulpawwa jungles
- Known for
- Raiding safari jeeps and stopping traffic on the Sithulpawwa road for food
- Temple visits
- Fed fruit by monks at Sithulpawwa
Sources disagree
