Daya
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ueno Zoo in Japan

Biography

☨ ♀ Daya
HTTP code: 200 This image is inline deepink from an external server, inline linking does not directly infringe copyright but can be removed on request.

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 44 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1977 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2021-03-09
Death reason:	disease: anemia and decreased kidney function
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ueno Zoo, in Japan

Date of arrival

1984-09-20	Ueno Zoo
Record history
History of updates	2020-11-03

Latest document update	2021-03-11 13:17:32
Google map

† Daya is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-03-09 at Ueno Zoo, in Japan, . Official death reason described as anemia and decreased kidney function.

Origin

Daya was born wild 1977.

Comments / pictures

Daya was a gift to Japan from then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Daya, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ueno Zoo in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3483. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Ueno Zoo

Random literature As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases

Links

(The name Daya is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)

About this documentWebsite online since 1995. This document was created: . Latest update: 2021-03-11 13:17:32 included characters with valid HTML5