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

♀ Sama I
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 36 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1987-12-18 captive-born , number 2
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Vijaya x ♀ Mathali (Mathalee)
Offspring
Total: 2 babies
1. Born 2001-10-11♀ Anula (Anura)
2. Born 2006-07-04♂ Tharindu
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
1987-12-18Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2012-01-30: birth date
2020-11-15: Birth nr 2 added
Latest document update2020-11-15 13:19:50
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Biography

Location

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

Sama I arrived in 1987-12-18 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Sama I lives together with 69 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

  1. 3. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
  2. 4. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
  3. 5. ♀ Anusha
  4. 6. ♂ Asela born 2007?
  5. 7. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
  6. 8. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
  7. 9. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
  8. 10. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
  9. 11. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
  10. 12. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
  11. 13. ⚪ Diula
  12. 14. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
  13. 15. ♂ Haritha
  14. 16. ♂ Isira born 2011
  15. 17. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
  16. 18. ♂ Jayathu
  17. 19. ♂ Kadol born 2011
  18. 20. ♀ Kamani
  19. 21. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
  20. 22. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
  21. 23. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
  22. 24. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
  23. 25. ♂ Kora Aliya
  24. 26. ♀ Kumari born 1965
  25. 27. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
  26. 28. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
  27. 29. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
  28. 30. ♂ Meega
  29. 31. ♀ Meena
  30. 32. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
  31. 33. ♀ Menika II
  32. 34. ♀ Nandi born 2011
  33. 35. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
  34. 36. ♂ Neela born 1964
  35. 37. ♀ Nikini II
  36. 38. ♀ Ninja born 1985
  37. 39. ♀ Noni
  38. 40. ♀ Pali born 2003
  39. 41. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
  40. 42. ♀ Punchi
  41. 43. ♀ Ramiya
  42. 44. ♀ Randivi
  43. 45. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
  44. 46. ♀ Rejina born 1982
  45. 47. ♀ Sama
  46. 48. ♂ Sampath
  47. 49. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
  48. 50. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
  49. 51. ♀ Shanthi
  50. 52. ♀ Shermi
  51. 53. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
  52. 54. ♀ Surangie
  53. 55. ♂ Suranimala
  54. 56. ♀ Thammenna
  55. 57. ♀ Thilaka
  56. 58. ⚪ Thilamalai
  57. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  58. 60. ⚪ unknown
  59. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  60. 62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  61. 63. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  62. 64. ⚪ unknown born 2010
  63. 65. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
  64. 66. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
  65. 67. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
  66. 68. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  67. 69. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  68. 70. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
  69. 71. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

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Offspring

  1. (F) 2001-10-11 Anula (Anura)
  2. (M) 2006-07-04 Tharindu

Origin

Sama I was born captive-born as birth number 2 1987-12-18 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Sama I are: ♂ Vijaya (father) and ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) (mother).

Siblings through the father Vijaya:

  1. 1984-07-05(F) Sukumali
  2. 1989-08-16(M) Rangiri
  3. 1993-07-01(M) Esala
  4. 1994-04-16(F) Amali

Siblings through the mother Mathali (Mathalee):

  1. 1994-04-16(F) Amali
  2. 1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
  3. 2000-06-04(M) Pinnawala
  4. 2005(F) Madhavi

Pedigree

Sama Is ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Sama I

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Vijaya

Born: 1963

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Dame m:
Mathali (Mathalee)

Born: 1970

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Comments / pictures

Sama was the second captive born elephant in Pinnawala.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Sama I, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 March 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1846. (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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