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

Location

Neela is a living orphan Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Neela arrived in 1975-00-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, relocated from the Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo), in Sri Lanka.

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

Offspring

Total: 15 babies

1. (F) 1989-08-14 Menika
2. (F) 1993-11-15 Anuradhika
3. (M) 1994-04-10 Aruna
4. (M) 1995-09-27 Nandimithra
5. (M) 1995-10-27 Isuru
6. (M) 1997-02-07 Arjuna (Kandula VI)
7. (M) 1998-01-29 Salia (Saliya)
8. (F) 1998-08-07 Ashokamala
9. (M) 1999-02-09 Wasamba
10. (F) 1999-08-06 Uthpala
11. (M) 2000-06-04 Pinnawala
12. (M) 2001-06-23 Migara
13. (F) 2001-10-11 Anula (Anura)
14. (F) 2003 Pali
15. (F) 2007 Bharathi

Origin

Neela was born wild 1964 at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
• More elephants from: Sri Lanka
• More elephants that was born: 1964
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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