Neelamani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka

Biography

⚪ Neelamani
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus maximus
Sex and age:	unknown 4 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2021-09-10 captive-born, number 74
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ Pandu x ♀ Rejina
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2021-09-11	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added 2025-04-06: accidents

Latest document update	2025-04-06 19:15:12
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Biography

Neelamani is a living an elephant with unknown sex, an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Neelamani arrived in 2021-09-11 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

Neelamani lives together with 67 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. ⚪ Diula
11. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. ♂ Haritha
13. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
14. ♂ Jayathu
15. ♂ Kadol born 2011
16. ♀ Kamani
17. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
18. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
19. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
20. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
21. ♂ Kora Aliya
22. ♀ Kumari born 1965
23. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
24. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
25. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
26. ♂ Meega
27. ♀ Meena
28. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
29. ♀ Menika II
30. ♀ Nandi born 2011
31. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
32. ♂ Neela born 1964
33. ♀ Nikini II
34. ♀ Ninja born 1985
35. ♀ Noni
36. ♀ Pali born 2003
37. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
38. ♀ Punchi
39. ♀ Ramiya
40. ♀ Randivi
41. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
42. ♀ Rejina born 1982
43. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
44. ♀ Sama
45. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
46. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
47. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
48. ♀ Shanthi
49. ♀ Shermi
50. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
51. ♀ Surangie
52. ♂ Suranimala
53. ♀ Thammenna
54. ♀ Thilaka
55. ⚪ Thilamalai
56. ⚪ unknown born 2011
57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
58. ⚪ unknown born 2010
59. ⚪ unknown born 2011
60. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
61. ♀ unknown born 2022-04-22
62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
63. ♂ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
64. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
65. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
66. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
67. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Origin

Neelamani was born captive-born as birth number 74 2021-09-10 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Neelamani are: ♂ Pandu (father) and ♀ Rejina (mother).

Siblings through the father Pandu:

2021-08-31(M) Disa (twin)
2021-08-31(M) Sajjana (twin)
2024-03-20(M) Unnamed

Siblings through the mother Rejina:

1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
2004-05-10(M) Kosala (Kosara)
2011() Binuki

Pedigree

**Neelamanis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Neelamani	Sire (f): Pandu Born: 2005-08-00	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Rejina Born: 1982	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

It is said that the father of the calf born yesterday is an elephant named Pandula who is at the Elephant Conservation Center in Pinnawala.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Neelamani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10597. (archived at the Wayback machine)