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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Nayan Hi Way  dead elephant
Photo � Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.
Photo � Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.
Identification
EEP nr201007
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
2010-07-18Chester Zoo
Record history
History of updates2010-07-20: birth
2010-07-24:�name, corr birth type
2010-07-25:�picture
2010-09-21:�reason of his name, source
2013-07-29:�dead
2013-07-30:�Possible death reason
2016-01-04: eep nr
Latest document update2020-10-18 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:

  1. 2004-03-07 -- † 2024-07-19 (F) Sundara Hi Way
  2. 2006-11-12 -- † 2009-07-23 (M) Raman
  3. 2011-01-22 -- † 2013-06-03? (F) Jamilah Hi Way
  4. 2012-11-25 -- † 2015-10-27 (M) Hari Hi Way
  5. 2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
  6. 2014-07-17(M) Kavi
  7. 2014-08-19(M) Ashoka
  8. 2014-09-17(F) Samiya
  9. 2016-09-19 -- † 2024-07-07 (F) Zinda
  10. 2017-03-19 -- † 2024-06-30 (F) Avani
  11. 2017-05-15(M) Kabir
  12. 2018-02-10(M) Sanjay
  13. 2021-06-16 -- † 2023-07-18 (M) Petit Jack

Siblings through the mother Sithami:

  1. 2004-03-07 - † 2024-07-19 (F) Sundara Hi Way
  2. 2013-01-21 - † 2015-09-14 (F) Bala Hi Way
  3. 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
2026-06

 Sire ff:
Maxi

Born: 1969
2026-06		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali)

Born: 1975-07-01
2026-06		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Sithami

Born: 1997-12-31
2026-06

 Sire mf:
Chang

Born: 1981-11-10
2026-06		 Sire mff:
Chieng Mai
Dame mfm:
Ida
Dame mm:
Thi Ha Way

Born: 1982
2026-06		 Sire mmf:
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, (2026). Nayan Hi Way, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chester Zoo in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5929. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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