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

Biography
♀ Sama I
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 38 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 updates2024-06-27: naming of babies b 2010 and 2011
2024-06-30: more sources added
Latest document update2020-11-15 13:19:50
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Biography

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,

Social

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  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. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
  24. 26. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
  25. 27. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
  26. 28. ♂ Meega
  27. 29. ♀ Meena
  28. 30. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
  29. 31. ♀ Menika II
  30. 32. ♀ Nandi born 2011
  31. 33. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
  32. 34. ♂ Neela born 1964
  33. 35. ♀ Nikini II
  34. 36. ♀ Ninja born 1985
  35. 37. ♀ Noni
  36. 38. ♀ Pali born 2003
  37. 39. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
  38. 40. ♀ Punchi
  39. 41. ♀ Ramiya
  40. 42. ♀ Randivi
  41. 43. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
  42. 44. ♀ Rejina born 1982
  43. 45. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
  44. 46. ♀ Sama
  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 2010
  57. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
  58. 60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  59. 61. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  60. 62. ⚪ unknown born 2011
  61. 63. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
  62. 64. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
  63. 65. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
  64. 66. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
  65. 67. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
  66. 68. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

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

Sire (f):
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, (2025). Sama I, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 February 2025 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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