Pinnawala
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala Zoo in Sri Lanka

Biography
♂ Pinnawala
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 26 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2000-06-04 captive-born, number 18
Birth place: in Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Parents: ♂ Neela x ♀ Mathali (Mathalee)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Pinnawala Zoo, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
2011-00-00Pinnawala Zoo
from Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Record history
History of updates2012-01-30: 
Latest document update2024-06-26 17:28:47
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Biography

Pinnawala is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Pinnawala Zoo, in Sri Lanka.

Pinnawala arrived in 2011-00-00 to the Pinnawala Zoo, relocated from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, in Sri Lanka.


Social

Pinnawala lives together with 1 other elephants at the Pinnawala Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Sanka II born 1989


Origin

Pinnawala was born captive-born as birth number 18 2000-06-04 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

Parentage

Parents of Pinnawala are: ♂ Neela (father) and ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) (mother).

Siblings through the father Neela:

  1. 1989-08-14(F) Menika
  2. 1993-11-15(F) Anuradhika
  3. 1994-04-10(M) Aruna
  4. 1995-09-27(M) Nandimithra
  5. 1995-10-27(M) Isuru
  6. 1997-02-07(M) Arjuna
  7. 1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
  8. 1998-08-07(F) Ashokamala
  9. 1999-02-09(M) Wasamba
  10. 1999-08-06(F) Uthpala
  11. 2001-06-23(M) Migara
  12. 2001-10-11(F) Anula
  13. 2003(F) Pali
  14. 2007(F) Bharathi

Siblings through the mother Mathali (Mathalee):

  1. 1987-12-18(F) Sama I
  2. 1994-04-16(F) Amali
  3. 1998-01-29(M) Salia (Saliya)
  4. 2005(F) Madhavi

Pedigree

Pinnawalas ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Pinnawala

Sire (f):
Neela

Born: 1964
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Mathali (Mathalee)

Born: 1970
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Pinnawala, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Pinnawala Zoo in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4764. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Sanjaya Kumara Ratnayake, assistant curator, Pinnawala elephant orphanage.

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