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

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

Salia (Saliya) was born captive-born as birth number 13 1998-01-29 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

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

References

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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