Nyah
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Indianapolis Zoo in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Nyah  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 7 years old
Origin
Born:* 2012-06-28 captive-born
Birth place: through
artificial insemination in Indianapolis Zoo
Birth weight 110.91 kgs, 244.00 lbs

Parents: Jack (Jackson) x ♀ Ivory
Death
Dead: 2019-03-19
Death reason: disease: Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus EEHV3A
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Indianapolis Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2012-06-28Indianapolis Zoo
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:

Latest document update2021-06-28 21:32:27
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† Nyah is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2019-03-19 at Indianapolis Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus EEHV3A.

Origin

Nyah was conceived through artificial insemination and born captive-born 2012-06-28 at Indianapolis Zoo.

Parentage


Parents of Nyah are: ♂ Jack (Jackson) (father) and ♀ Ivory (mother).

Siblings through the father Jack (Jackson):

  1. 1998-04-22 -- † 1998-04-22 (M) stillborn
  2. 1999-09-12(F) Victoria
  3. 2000-09-19(M) Callee
  4. 2004-07-06(F) Kianga
  5. 2005-12-19(F) Nadirah
  6. 2007-03-18 -- † 2010-05-12 (M) Scotty
  7. 2008-06-28(M) Tsavo
  8. 2008-07-09(F) Angelina
  9. 2008-07-25(F) Zuri
  10. 2008-10-28 -- † 2008-10-28 () fetal death
  11. 2009-07-06 -- † 2009-07-07 (F) Lil Girl
  12. 2009-08-10(F) Zuri
  13. 2011-06-03 -- † 2021-04-10? (M) Lucas
  14. 2011-07-20 -- † 2019-03-26 (F) Kalina
  15. 2017-05-31 -- † 2017-08-30 () unknown
  16. 2019-09-02 -- † 2023-05-30 (M) Fitz
  17. 2021-07-18 -- † 2024-02-15 (F) Tsuni

Siblings through the mother Ivory:

  1. 2000-08-04(M) Ajani
  2. 2006-08-31(F) Zahara

Pedigree


Nyahs ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Nyah

Sire (f):
Jack (Jackson)

Born: 1976

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Dame m:
Ivory

Born: 1982

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Comments / pictures

Nyah means "purpose" in Swahili.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Nyah, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Indianapolis Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12736. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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