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

Location

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

Sama arrived in 1995-00-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Sama lives together with 69 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

1. 1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. 2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. 3. ♀ Anusha born 1949
4. 4. ♂ Asela born 2007?
5. 5. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
6. 6. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
7. 7. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
8. 8. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
9. 9. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
10. 10. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
11. 11. ⚪ Diula
12. 12. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
13. 13. ♂ Haritha
14. 14. ♂ Isira born 2011
15. 15. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
16. 16. ♂ Jayathu
17. 17. ♂ Kadol born 2011
18. 18. ♀ Kamani
19. 19. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
20. 20. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
21. 21. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
22. 22. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
23. 23. ♂ Kora Aliya
24. 24. ♀ Kumari born 1965
25. 25. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
26. 26. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
27. 27. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
28. 28. ♂ Meega
29. 29. ♀ Meena
30. 30. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
31. 31. ♀ Menika II
32. 32. ♀ Nandi born 2011
33. 33. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
34. 34. ♂ Neela born 1964
35. 35. ♀ Nikini II
36. 36. ♀ Ninja born 1985
37. 37. ♀ Noni
38. 38. ♀ Pali born 2003
39. 39. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
40. 40. ♀ Punchi
41. 41. ♀ Ramiya
42. 42. ♀ Randivi
43. 43. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
44. 44. ♀ Rejina born 1982
45. 45. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
46. 46. ♂ Sampath (Sumpath) born 1952
47. 47. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
48. 48. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
49. 49. ♀ Shanthi
50. 50. ♀ Shermi
51. 51. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
52. 52. ♀ Surangie
53. 53. ♂ Suranimala
54. 54. ♀ Thammenna
55. 55. ♀ Thilaka
56. 56. ⚪ Thilamalai
57. 57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
58. 58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2010
60. 60. ⚪ unknown
61. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
62. 62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
63. 63. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
64. 64. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
65. 65. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
66. 66. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
67. 67. ♂ unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
68. 68. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
69. 69. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Origin

Sama was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

When Sama was two years old she stepped on a landmine which blew her right frotfoot away. Since then she is walking on three legs.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

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