Soma I
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya in Sri Lanka

Biography
♀ Soma I
Alternative name: Sama

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2006-09-01 Namally
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage

Record history
History of updates2018-05-17

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Soma I is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya, in Sri Lanka.

Soma I arrived to the Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya unknown date, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Soma I lives together with 1 other elephants at the Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Mangala? born 2012?

Offspring


  1. (F) 2006-09-01 Namally


Origin

Soma I was born wild .


Comments / pictures

2012: Present as nr 1. at 33rd Annual Nawam Maha Perahera at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Soma I, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Siri Alanmathiniyaramaya Purana Viharaya in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4787. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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