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

Biography
♂ Salia (Saliya)



Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 27 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1998-01-29 captive-born, number 13
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 update2024-06-26 17:22:27
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Biography


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.


Social

Salia (Saliya) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya: (detailed list)

  1. Asela born 2007?
  2. Kataragama Vasana born 1970
  3. Tharindu born 2006-07-04


Origin

Salia (Saliya) was born captive-born as birth number 13 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
  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
  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:
P I II III

Salia (Saliya)

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964
2025-07

Sire ff:


Born:
2025-07
Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2025-07
Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Mathali (Mathalee)

Born: 1970
2025-07

Sire mf:


Born:
2025-07
Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-07
Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Salia (Saliya), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kataragama Kiri Vehera Dewalaya in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 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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