Salia (Saliya)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya in Sri Lanka

♂ Salia (Saliya)


Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 25 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1998-01-29 captive-born
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Neela x ♀ Mathali (Mathalee)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
2003-05-16Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2012-01-30: 
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Salia (Saliya) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya, in Sri Lanka.

Salia (Saliya) arrived in 2003-05-16 to the Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.

Salia (Saliya) lives together with 2 other elephants at the Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya:
  1. ♂ Kataragama Vasana born 1970
  2. ♂ Tharindu born 2006-07-04

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Origin

Salia (Saliya) was born captive-born 1998-01-29 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Salia (Saliya) are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) (mother).

Siblings through the father Neela:

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

Siblings through the mother Mathali (Mathalee):

  1. 1987-12-18(F) Sama I
  2. 1994-04-16(F) Amali
  3. 2000-06-04(M) Pinnawala
  4. 2005(F) Madhavi

Pedigree

Salia (Saliya)s ancestral Pedigree:
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Salia (Saliya)

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964

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Mathali (Mathalee)

Born: 1970

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Salia (Saliya), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 March 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1837. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

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