Nyah, an African elephant born at the Indianapolis Zoo, dies at 6

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Posted: Mar 19, 2019 02:44 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 20, 2019

Nyah, an African elephant born at the Indianapolis Zoo, dies at 6

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A six-year-old African elephant that was born and raised at the Indianapolis Zoo has died.

The zoo announced the death of Nyah on Tuesday afternoon.

Zoo officials said Nyah fought a brief illness. Veterinarians described her symptoms as typical of mild colic and that she had signs of abdominal discomfort.

Officials said her symptoms “progressed rapidly” before she died Tuesday morning.

A necropsy is underway to determine more about the cause of death.

“She was an amazing ambassador for her species,” the zoo said in a Facebook post.

Nyah was described as “a beautiful, fun and curious elephant, often seen following her big sister Zahara around.”

2 thoughts on “Nyah, an African elephant born at the Indianapolis Zoo, dies at 6”

  2. Not a very long life, for an elephant.

    I think someone posted something to the effect that elephants live longer in the wild, and that’s with all the risks they face there. So zoos are not doing any favors to wildlife, despite their claims.

    Zoos are another old holdover, this from the Victorian era, that need to be stopped, and money and resources put into saving them and their habitats in the wild.

    https://www.awf.org/news/elephants-live-longer-wild-study-shows

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