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

♀ Sukumali

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 39 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1984-07-05 captive-born , number 1
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ Vijaya x ♀ Kumari
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 1997-02-07	♂ Arjuna (Kandula VI)

2. Born 2001	♀ Kema (Khema)

3. Born 2004-09-13	♂ Senarath
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

1984-07-05	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2009-08-01: changed birth date 2012-01-30: first baby in PEO 2020-11-15: Birth nr 1 added

Latest document update	2020-11-15 13:20:10
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Biography

Location

Sukumali is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Sukumali arrived in 1984-07-05 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Sukumali lives together with 68 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

(M) 1997-02-07 Arjuna (Kandula VI)
(F) 2001 Kema (Khema)
(M) 2004-09-13 Senarath

Origin

Sukumali was born captive-born as birth number 1 1984-07-05 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Sukumali are: ♂ Vijaya (father) and ♀ Kumari (mother).

Siblings through the father Vijaya:

1987-12-18(F) Sama I
1989-08-16(M) Rangiri
1993-07-01(M) Esala
1994-04-16(F) Amali

Siblings through the mother Kumari:

1989-07-11 - † 1991-05-18 (M) Vikum
1993-07-01(M) Esala
2005 - † 2018-08-05 (M) Gajaba

Pedigree

**Sukumalis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Sukumali	Sire (f): Vijaya Born: 1963	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Kumari Born: 1965	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Sukumali was the first captive born baby elephant in Pinnawala.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Sukumali, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 September 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1833. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Geburt und Jugendendwicklung von Asiatischen Elefanten -Beoabachtungen aus der Pinnawela Elephant Sanctuary von Sri Lanka, Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos, nr 2 1999, by Fred Kurt, Birgit Dastig, Sandra Petzhold, Julia Rastelli, Judith Schmelz, Verena Tragau

Links

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More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
More elephants from: Sri Lanka
More elephants that was born: 1984-07-05
All breeding cows
All breeding bulls
The elephant database startpage. Statistics
List of all captive born elephants in the database

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