Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Upali at Dompierre Le Pal Zoo

♂ Upali

Identification

EEP nr	9407

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 27 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1994-11-14 captive-born
Birth place:	in Zurich Zoo

Parents:	♂ Maxi x ♀ Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali)
Offspring
Total: 14 babies

1. Born 2004-03-07	♀ Sundara EEP id: 200403

2. Born 2006-11-12 (dead † 2009-07-23)	♂ Raman

3. Born 2010-07-18 (dead † 2013-07-29)	♂ Nayan Hi Way EEP id: 201007

4. Born 2011-01-22 (dead † 2013-06-03?)	♀ Jamilah Hi Way EEP id: 201101

5. Born 2012-11-25 (dead † 2015-10-27)	♂ Hari Hi Way EEP id: 201213

6. Born 2013-01-21 (dead † 2015-09-14)	♀ Bala Hi Way EEP id: 201301

7. Born 2014-07-17	♂ Kavi EEP id: 201407

8. Born 2014-08-19	♂ Ashoka EEP id: 201409

9. Born 2014-09-17	♀ Samiya EEP id: 201413

10. Born 2016-09-19	♀ Zinda EEP id: 201607

11. Born 2017-03-19	♀ Avani EEP id: 201706

12. Born 2017-05-15	♂ Kabir EEP id: 201711?

13. Born 2018-02-10	♂ Sanjay EEP id: 201802? (EEP nr N/A)

14. Born 2021-06-16	♂ Petit Jack EEP id: 202106?
Locations
Present / last location:	Dompierre Le Pal Zoo, in France

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2019-02-28	Dompierre Le Pal Zoo from Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo 2012-07-05 from Chester Zoo Chester Zoo 1997-05-15 from Zurich Zoo

Document updated	2012-07-06: transfer 2012-08-28: corr transfer date 2018-03-14: link to Elefanten-Fotolexikon (Petra Prager) submitted 2018-10-05: link to EleWiki submitted 2019-02-28: Transferred to Zoo Le Pal
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Description

Location

Upali is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at Dompierre Le Pal Zoo, in France.

Upali arrived Dompierre Le Pal Zoo 2019-02-28, relocated from Dublin Zoo, in Ireland.

In Dompierre Le Pal Zoo, Upali lives together with 5 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

♀ Accra born 1972
♀ Kaveri (Cauvery) born 1984-01-28
♀ Nina born 1993-10-01
♂ Petit Jack born 2021-06-16
♂ Tom born 2014-03-19

detailed list

Offspring

Total: 14 babies

(F) 2004-03-07 Sundara EEP id: 200403
(M) 2006-11-12 -- † 2009-07-23 Raman
(M) 2010-07-18 -- † 2013-07-29 Nayan Hi Way EEP id: 201007
(F) 2011-01-22 -- † 2013-06-03? Jamilah Hi Way EEP id: 201101
(M) 2012-11-25 -- † 2015-10-27 Hari Hi Way EEP id: 201213
(F) 2013-01-21 -- † 2015-09-14 Bala Hi Way EEP id: 201301
(M) 2014-07-17 Kavi EEP id: 201407
(M) 2014-08-19 Ashoka EEP id: 201409
(F) 2014-09-17 Samiya EEP id: 201413
(F) 2016-09-19 Zinda EEP id: 201607
(F) 2017-03-19 Avani EEP id: 201706
(M) 2017-05-15 Kabir EEP id: 201711?
(M) 2018-02-10 Sanjay EEP id: 201802? (EEP nr N/A)
(M) 2021-06-16 Petit Jack EEP id: 202106?

Origin

Upali was born captive-born 1994-11-14 at Zurich Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Upali are: ♂ Maxi (father) and ♀ Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) (mother).

Siblings through the father Maxi:

1984-07-27 -- † 1995-04-02 (F) Komali
1985-05-24 -- † 1988-07-21 (F) Lohimi
1986-05-22 -- † 1986-05-22 (F) stillborn
1989-02-13(F) Panang
1992-06-13(M) Mac
1993-12-00 -- † 1993-12-00 () stillborn
1997-09-08 -- † 1999-11-20 (M) Xian
2000-06-10 -- † 2003-10-15 (M) Aishu
2002-05-14(F) Chandra
2005-05-03(F) Farha
2005-07-24(M) Fahim
2014-06-17(F) Omysha

Siblings through the mother Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali):

1984-07-27 - † 1995-04-02 (F) Komali
1989-02-13(F) Panang
1997-09-08 - † 1999-11-20 (M) Xian
2000-06-10 - † 2003-10-15 (M) Aishu
2005-05-03(F) Farha

Pedigree

**Upalis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Upali	Sire: Maxi Born: 1969 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Dame:
	Dame: Ceyla (Ceyla-Himali) Born: 1975-07-01 Dead:	Sire: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Sire: Born: Dead:	Dame:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Sire:
		Dame: Born: Dead:	Dame:

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Upali, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Dompierre Le Pal Zoo in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 July 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=780. (archived at the Wayback machine)