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

Biography

♀ Mali

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 23 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2003 captive-born, number 23
Birth place:	in Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Parents:	♂ Neela x ♀ Ranmali (Ranmalee)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2003-00-00	Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates	2012-01-27: father 2026-04-07: corr name from Pali

Latest document update	2026-04-07 11:10:17
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Biography

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

Mali arrived in 2003-00-00 to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage,

Social

Mali lives together with 62 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. ⚪ Diula
11. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. ♂ Haritha
13. ♂ Jandura born 1966?
14. ♀ Kamani
15. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
16. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
17. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
18. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
19. ♂ Kora Aliya
20. ♀ Kumari born 1965
21. ♀ Mahaweli born 1981-07
22. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
23. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
24. ♂ Meega
25. ♀ Meena
26. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
27. ♀ Menika II
28. ♀ Nandi born 2011
29. ♂ Neela born 1964
30. ⚪ Neelamani born 2021-09-10
31. ♀ Nikini II
32. ♀ Ninja born 1985
33. ♀ Noni
34. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
35. ♀ Punchi
36. ♀ Ramiya
37. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
38. ♀ Rejina born 1982
39. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
40. ♀ Sama
41. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
42. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
43. ♀ Shanthi
44. ♀ Shermi
45. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
46. ♂ Sumana Hasthiya
47. ♀ Surangie
48. ♀ Thammenna
49. ♀ Thilaka
50. ⚪ Thilamalai
51. ⚪ unknown born 2011
52. ♀ unknown born 2022-04-22
53. ⚪ unknown born 2011
54. ⚪ unknown born 2010
55. ⚪ unknown born 2011
56. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
57. ⚪ unknown born 2011
58. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
59. ♂ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
60. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
61. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
62. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Affiliated people

1: K. G. Sumanabanda (chief mahout from 2003 to 2010 )

Origin

Mali was born captive-born as birth number 23 2003 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Mali are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Ranmali (Ranmalee) (mother).

Siblings through the father Neela:

1989-08-14(F) Menika
1993-11-15(F) Anuradhika
1994-04-10(M) Aruna
1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
1995-10-27(M) Isuru
1997-02-07(M) Arjuna
1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
1999-02-09(M) Wasamba
1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
2000-06-04(M) Pinnawala
2001-06-23(M) Migara
2001-10-11(F) Anula
2007(F) Bharathi

Pedigree

**Malis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Mali	Sire (f): Neela Born: 1964 2026-04	Sire ff: Born: 2026-04	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-04	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-04	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-04	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Ranmali (Ranmalee) Born: 1982 2026-04	Sire mf: Born: 2026-04	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2026-04	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-04	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-04	Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Mali, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4785. (archived at the Wayback machine)