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

Mahaweli (Mahavali) lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

1. 3. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. 4. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. 5. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. 6. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. 7. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. 8. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. 9. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. 10. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. 11. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. 12. ⚪ Diula
11. 13. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. 14. ♂ Haritha
13. 15. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
14. 16. ♂ Jayathu
15. 17. ♂ Kadol born 2011
16. 18. ♀ Kamani
17. 19. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
18. 20. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
19. 21. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
20. 22. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
21. 23. ♂ Kora Aliya
22. 24. ♀ Kumari born 1965
23. 25. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
24. 26. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
25. 27. ♂ Meega
26. 28. ♀ Meena
27. 29. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
28. 30. ♀ Menika II
29. 31. ♀ Nandi born 2011
30. 32. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
31. 33. ♂ Neela born 1964
32. 34. ♀ Nikini II
33. 35. ♀ Ninja born 1985
34. 36. ♀ Noni
35. 37. ♀ Pali born 2003
36. 38. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
37. 39. ♀ Punchi
38. 40. ♀ Ramiya
39. 41. ♀ Randivi
40. 42. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
41. 43. ♀ Rejina born 1982
42. 44. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
43. 45. ♀ Sama
44. 46. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
45. 47. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
46. 48. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
47. 49. ♀ Shanthi
48. 50. ♀ Shermi
49. 51. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
50. 52. ♀ Surangie
51. 53. ♂ Suranimala
52. 54. ♀ Thammenna
53. 55. ♀ Thilaka
54. 56. ⚪ Thilamalai
55. 57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
56. 58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
57. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2010
58. 60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
60. 62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
61. 63. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
62. 64. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
63. 65. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
64. 66. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
65. 67. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
66. 68. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Mahaweli (Mahavali) was born wild 1981 at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

Mahaweli was named after the river she was caught in.

In October 1981 was about three months; Mahaweli Mahout K. G. Sumanabanda, Mahaweli about three months old, visited by family English, whos daughter Megan English was also three months old, in October 1981.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Wayne Jackson, Canada
• 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

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Pinnawala elephant orphanage
• More elephants from: Sri Lanka
• More elephants that was born: 1981
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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