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

Biography

♀ Shermi

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2001-09-19 (dead † 2003-01-03)	♀ Binari

2. Born 2004-08-23	♀ Sugala
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011 2024-06-30: more sources added

Latest document update	2021-12-22 14:49:56
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Biography

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

Shermi arrived to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage unknown date,

Social

Shermi lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants

3. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
4. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
5. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
6. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
7. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
8. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
9. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
10. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
11. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
12. ⚪ Diula
13. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
14. ♂ Haritha
15. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
16. ♂ Jayathu
17. ♂ Kadol born 2011
18. ♀ Kamani
19. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
20. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
21. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
22. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
23. ♂ Kora Aliya
24. ♀ Kumari born 1965
25. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
26. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
27. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
28. ♂ Meega
29. ♀ Meena
30. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
31. ♀ Menika II
32. ♀ Nandi born 2011
33. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
34. ♂ Neela born 1964
35. ♀ Nikini II
36. ♀ Ninja born 1985
37. ♀ Noni
38. ♀ Pali born 2003
39. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
40. ♀ Punchi
41. ♀ Ramiya
42. ♀ Randivi
43. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
44. ♀ Rejina born 1982
45. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
46. ♀ Sama
47. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
48. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
49. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
50. ♀ Shanthi
51. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
52. ♀ Surangie
53. ♂ Suranimala
54. ♀ Thammenna
55. ♀ Thilaka
56. ⚪ Thilamalai
57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. ⚪ unknown born 2010
60. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
63. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
64. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
65. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
66. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
67. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
68. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Offspring

(F) 2001-09-19 -- † 2003-01-03 Binari
(F) 2004-08-23 Sugala

Origin

Shermi was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shermi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4777. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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