Nayan Hi Way
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chester Zoo in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ♂ Nayan Hi Way
Photo ï¿½ Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.

Identification

EEP nr	201007

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 3 years old
Origin
Born:	* 2010-07-18 captive-born
Birth place:	in Chester Zoo
Birth weight	110.00 kgs, 242.00 lbs

Parents:	♂ Upali x ♀ Sithami
Death
Dead:	†2013-07-29
Death reason:	disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus??
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

2010-07-18	Chester Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2023-12-17

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Nayan Hi Way is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2013-07-29 at Chester Zoo, in United Kingdom, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus??.

Origin

Nayan Hi Way was born captive-born 2010-07-18 at Chester Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Nayan Hi Way are: ♂ Upali (father) and ♀ Sithami (mother).

Siblings through the father Upali:

2004-03-07(F) Sundara
2006-11-12 -- † 2009-07-23 (M) Raman
2011-01-22 -- † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
2012-11-25 -- † 2015-10-27 (M) Hari Hi Way
2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
2014-07-17(M) Kavi
2014-08-19(M) Ashoka
2014-09-17(F) Samiya
2016-09-19(F) Zinda
2017-03-19(F) Avani
2017-05-15(M) Kabir
2018-02-10(M) Sanjay
2021-06-16 -- † 2023-07-18 (M) Petit Jack

Siblings through the mother Sithami:

2004-03-07(F) Sundara
2013-01-21 - † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
2017-01-18 - † 2018-10-25 (M) Aayu Hi Way

Pedigree

**Nayan Hi Ways ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Nayan Hi Way	Sire (f): Upali Born: 1994-11-14	Sire ff: Maxi Born: 1969	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Maxi Born: 1969	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) Born: 1975-07-01	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) Born: 1975-07-01	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Sithami Born: 1997-12-31	Sire mf: Chang Born: 1981-11-10	Sire mff: Chieng Mai
		Sire mf: Chang Born: 1981-11-10	Dame mfm: Ida
		Dame mm: Thi Ha Way Born: 1982	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Thi Ha Way Born: 1982	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Nayan was born at 23.56 on Sunday 18th July, in the herd, in the inside enclosure (which is fully sand substrated). Standing on his Feet four minutes later. Mother Sithami and grandmother Thi Hi Way are both nursing him.

He has been named Nayan meaning eye in Hindi.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Nayan Hi Way, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5929. (archived at the Wayback machine)