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Maryland Zoo Elephant Survives Deadly Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

2023-11-21 - Baltimore, United States.

Thanks to early detection and intensive therapy, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Md., announced that its 15-year-old African bull elephant, Samson, has survived an episode of a strain of the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV6). Samson survived a different strain of the same virus (EEHV3b) when he was five-years-old. He was the first elephant to be clinically diagnosed with the strain at the time.


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Dr Gary Hayward and elephants in Vandalur Zoo in Chennai, India

Elephant virus is not spreading among zoos in America, Europe

2013-04-26 - Baltimore, United States. Gary S. Hayward, Johns Hopkins University

As a discoverer of elephant endotheliotropic herpes viruses and the developer of diagnostic DNA fingerprint tests used to confirm suspected cases worldwide, I can attest that much of what has been written in the popular press recently about EEHV is wrong or misleading.


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The Maryland Zoo: Elephants operations manager

2011-02-24 - Baltimore, United States.

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is looking for a qualified individual to join our team as the Elephant Operations Manager. Under the general supervision of the General Curator/Elephant Manager and Assistant Curator, the Elephant Operations Manager is directly responsible for the development, maintenance, and daily execution of the elephant program so that it meets or exceeds AZA standards for elephant care and management.


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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore: Elephant Operations Manager

2010-09-03 - Baltimore, United States.

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is looking for a qualified individual to join our team as the Elephant Operations Manager. Under the general supervision of the General Curator/Elephant Manager and Assistant Curator, the Elephant Operations Manager is directly responsible for the development, maintenance, and daily execution of the elephant program so that it meets or exceeds AZA standards for elephant care and management.


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Zoo"s Baby Elephant Celebrates First Birthday

2009-03-22 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States. WBALTV

BALTIMORE -- My, how he has grown. Samson, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore's baby elephant weighed 290 pounds at birth and over the year he gained about 2 pounds a day. Samson is now tipping the scales at 1,000 pounds.
Hundreds of people showed up for Samson's first birthday party on Saturday. The elephant and a couple of friends were treated to their very own cakes topped with sweet potatoes, bananas, apples and raisins. Two legged guests were treated to cupcakes from Charm City Cupcakes.<...


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Zoo"s baby elephant turns 1 year old; party Saturday

2009-03-19 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Gus G. Sentementes

Samson, the first elephant to be born in Baltimore, turns 1 year old today, and organizers at the Maryland Zoo are planning a birthday bash for him on Saturday.
The zoo is inviting the public to the "elephant overlook," where people can sing "Happy Birthday" to Samson and watch him eat his own birthday cake. The birthday sing-a-long is scheduled for noon. Other child-friendly events include free cupcakes for guests, face-painting and the signing of a large birthday card for Samson.
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Maryland Zoo Baby Elephant Needs A Name

2008-04-08 - Baltimore, United States.

He's three weeks old, weighs in at 300 pounds and remains very close to his mother. But he doesn't have a name! So, Maryland Zoo officials are inviting the public to help name the first-ever African elephant born at the zoo. From April 9-13, zoo visitors can place a name suggestion in one of three naming boxes located on zoo grounds. The boxes will be located in Schaefer Plaza near the main entrance, at the Tram Stop near Polar Bear Watch and at the Elephant Overlook. "A male elephant name shoul...


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Name"s the game. Zoo has yet to get a handle on baby elephant"s handle

2008-03-25 - Baltimore, United States. Joe Burris

No one knows for certain who's the father of the male elephant calf that was born last Wednesday at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, so any name ending in "Jr." is likely out of the question. But what do you call a 290-pound bundle of joy? That's a question posed to officials at the Druid Hill Park zoo. Amid the excitement, no name's been chosen just yet, and zoo spokeswoman Jane Ballentine said yesterday that officials there will decide soon whether to hold a naming contest for the African savann...


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The yet-to-be named baby boy elephant was born to Felix Wednesday night at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.

Its official: Felix the elephant has a boy

2008-03-20 - Baltimore, United States. Karl B. Hille

Maryland Zoo staff were ecstatic and a little tired Thursday as they announced the healthy birth of a 290-pound, 42-inch-tall baby boy to their African elephant Felix Wednesday night. Thats big, even for an elephant, said Mike McClure, curator and elephant manager. Its tall for an elephant baby and he’s heavy, McClure said. Felix is a a petite elephant, and the fact she was able to pass a 290-pound calf is very impressive.Right now, the boy is bonding with his mom and staying warm inside the e...


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Circus Elephants Prance Through Downtown

2008-03-11 - Baltimore, United States. Ron Matz

You were not hallucinating Tuesday morning if you saw some elephants walking the streets in Downtown Baltimore. The greatest show on earth is stepping into town and everyone wants a close up look. The animal walk is a Baltimore tradition. The walk is a little over a mile long and it takes about 25 minutes, from the B&O Railroad Museum to the 1st Mariner Arena. "I feel like a little kid today. I'm going to watch the elephants march down the street, it's very unique" said Brad Hungerford, spectato...


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Pachyderms to Parade through the Streets of Baltimore

2008-03-04 - Baltimore , United States.

When the circus comes to town, it's an exciting occasion in any city. But Baltimore gets an extra special treat every year: an elephant march and munch from 1st Mariner Arena to Lexington Market. Elephants at Lexington MarketWhen the circus comes to town, it's an exciting occasion in any city. But Baltimore gets an extra special treat every year: an elephant march and munch from 1st Mariner Arena to Lexington Market. The gentle giants of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, accompanied by ...


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Zoo"s mom-to-be draws a stampede, Many opening-weekend visitors behold Felix, an elephant expected to give birth any day

2008-03-03 - Baltimore, United States. Melissa Harris

Signs that an elephant is about to go into labor: loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, and a pattern of "lying down, standing up, and lying down," says Colleen Baird of the Maryland Zoo, which is expecting its first elephant birth in its 132-year history any day. Baird, the zoo's assistant elephant manager, says "general agitation" is all she has to go on until Felix's water breaks. And to prepare for that, Baird and her colleagues are keeping a round-the-clock watch, memorizing "elephant birt...


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At the Maryland Zoo in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore

2008-03-02 - Baltimore, United States. The Baltimore Sun

Felix the elephant is having a baby, and the newest addition to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore can't arrive soon enough. With new leadership, a strong base of state funding and reduced ticket prices, the zoo in Druid Hill Park is poised for resurgence. An infusion of corporate dollars would greatly help it along, even with a new pachyderm in the house. The zoo, which reopened this weekend for the season, is a 132-year-old institution that's been showing its age for some time; its facilities are m...


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Area supervisor and assistant elephant manager Colleen Baird, 34, walks with Felix, 24, the newest African elephant at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, who is expected to give birth within days.

Maryland Zoo at Baltimore re-opens today and expecting a baby

2008-03-01 - Baltimore, United States. Jewel Edwards-Waldo

Booties for this new baby might take a little more time to knit. The season opening of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore this weekend might be a great time to see their pregnant African elephant, Felix, before she has her baby — expected any day now. “Everybody’s just really excited about the impending birth and being very watchful,” said zoo spokeswoman Jennifer Ludwig. Last December, Felix and Tuffy transferred from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in Arkansas to join the zoo’s tw...


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Md. Zoo Elephant To Have Baby

2008-02-27 - Baltimore, United States. Jessica Kartalija

Felix is a 24-year-old African elephant who left her old digs behind before packing her trunk for Maryland. "We knew she was pregnant when she came. She came from a facility in Arkansas. We felt like she would be a good fit here," said Mike McClure. The pregnant pachyderm has packed on the pounds. Elephants gain a ton of weight, literally, when they're expecting. "The only way to tell [Felix is pregnant] is by looking at her two front legs. She has milk and her breasts are swollen. That's t...


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Two African elephants have joined the herd at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, according to zoo officials.

2007-12-26 - Baltimore, United States.

The elephants - from Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary near Greenbrier, Ark. - are Tuffy, a 23-year-old male, and Lil' Felix, a 24-year-old female. They join Anna and Dolly, the zoo's two female African elephants. Zoo officials say the elephant exhibit is in the midst of a $1 million renovation, and the four animals are expected to go on public display together in March. The zoo will be closed for January and February, as has been the case in recent years.


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Maryland Zoo Elephants Get A Pedicure

2007-05-22 - Baltimore, United States. Ron Matz

How do you give an elephant a pedicure? The answer is very carefully. "Everything we do with the elephants is preventative maintenance. We want to make sure they stay healthy. We don't really have a lot of foot problems. We've been very fortunate," said Mike McClure, elephant collections manager at the Maryland Zoo.


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Kelly Ann, an Asian elephant with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, waves goodbye with a handler to the fans at Baltimore’s annual “Lunch with the Elephants” in March.

How I lost an elephant in downtown Baltimore

2007-05-01 - Baltimore, United States. M. Hirsh Goldberg

When the circus was in town earlier this year, I began to think back to my early days in public relations. I remembered the day, in pursuit of publicity for a client, I experienced one of the most potentially embarrassing occasions in my career, the time when I lost a circus elephant in downtown Baltimore.


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Meredith Wagoner, elephant keeper at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, scrapes the front foot of Anna, an African elephant.

Elephants’ feet get first-class treatment in Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

2007-04-23 - Baltimore, United States. Danielle Ulman

Even elephants need to pay attention to grooming now and then. That’s why Dolly and Anna, the African elephants at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, received pedicures last week. “Because they’re so big, their feet are more delicate. They hold so much weight that it’s important to maintain the health of their feet,” said Mike McClure, elephant collection manager at the zoo.


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Maryland Zoo elephant expansion plans on hold

2007-03-20 - Baltimore, United States.

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore said Tuesday it will delay a planned expansion of its elephant exhibit, scuttling plans to move three pachyderms from their Philadelphia home. Maryland Zoo officials made the decision after determining that they should pour $5.5 million in state funds into repairs that are needed at the 131-year-old zoo rather than the expansion.


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Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Elephants Feast At Lexington Market

2007-03-14 - BALTIMORE, United States. Richard Sher

The Greatest Show on Earth brought its seven magnificent elephants to the Lexington Market in Downtown Baltimore at noon Wednesday. As Richard Sher reports, hundreds of children brought their moms and dads to see the animals. Adam Murdoch, senior animal handler for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus told Richard Sher, Forming a relationship with an animal, then having the public watch as you interact with it is impossible to describe to people.


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Learning from the elephants

2007-03-02 - BALTIMORE, United States. Billie Grieb, President and CEO of The Maryland Zoo

You’ve probably heard that The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will welcome three more African elephants to its grounds this year. Petal, Kallie and Bette will come to us from the Philadelphia Zoo. They will join Dolly and Anna, who’ve been long-time favorites of our guests. At the same time, we are beginning an exciting expansion of our elephant exhibit. It will eventually grow to six acres and include a number of features designed to give our elephants even more variety and stimulation in their ...


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Zoo seeks double state funds. Growing deficit pushes request for an additional $4 million

2006-12-25 - Baltimore, United States. Nicole Fuller

Facing a record budget deficit, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is seeking an additional $4 million in state funding to maintain its operations. This spring, three elephants from the Philadelphia Zoo - Petal, Kallie and Bette - will make Baltimore their new home. An $11 million upgrade is planned for the elephant exhibit, adding 6 acres of space to its existing grounds. The state has pledged $5.5 million for the project.


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Getting set for a big introduction. Plans for the zoo elephants" migration to Md. are focused on acceptance and comfort.

2006-10-29 - BALTIMORE, United States. Julie Stoiber

As the Philadelphia and Maryland Zoos' plans to merge their African elephant collections in Baltimore coalesce, the Maryland Zoo elephant manager will take a messy but important step in building bonds before the big move, which is scheduled for the spring. He will collect dung and urine from Dolly and Anna in Maryland and, with permission, deliver it to Philadelphia, giving Petal, Bette and Kallie the opportunity to "get used to smelling our girls," and paving the way for an acclimation in which...


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Maryland zoo awaiting arrival of elephants from Philadelphia Zoo

2006-10-06 - Baltimore, United States.

Elephants Dolly and Ana have long reigned as a major attraction at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Petal, 50, Kallie, 24, and Bette, 23 - who reside at the Philadelphia Zoo - will join Dolly, 30, and Ana, 32, in an effort to ramp up breeding possibilities at the zoo, an important aspect of the zoo's missions of conservation and ecology. The species has dwindled in recent years.


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23 Headlines about Elephants from Baltimore2023-11-21 - Baltimore, United States - Maryland Zoo Elephant Survives Deadly Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 2013-04-26 - Baltimore, United States - Elephant virus is not spreading among zoos in America, Europe 2011-02-24 - Baltimore, United States - The Maryland Zoo: Elephants operations manager 2010-09-03 - Baltimore, United States - The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore: Elephant Operations Manager 2008-04-08 - Baltimore, United States - Maryland Zoo Baby Elephant Needs A Name 2008-03-25 - Baltimore, United States - Name"s the game. Zoo has yet to get a handle on baby elephant"s handle 2008-03-20 - Baltimore, United States - Its official: Felix the elephant has a boy 2008-03-11 - Baltimore, United States - Circus Elephants Prance Through Downtown 2008-03-04 - Baltimore , United States - Pachyderms to Parade through the Streets of Baltimore 2008-03-03 - Baltimore, United States - Zoo"s mom-to-be draws a stampede, Many opening-weekend visitors behold Felix, an elephant expected to give birth any day 2008-03-02 - Baltimore, United States - At the Maryland Zoo in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore 2008-03-01 - Baltimore, United States - Maryland Zoo at Baltimore re-opens today and expecting a baby 2008-02-27 - Baltimore, United States - Md. Zoo Elephant To Have Baby 2007-12-26 - Baltimore, United States - Two African elephants have joined the herd at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, according to zoo officials. 2007-05-22 - Baltimore, United States - Maryland Zoo Elephants Get A Pedicure 2007-05-01 - Baltimore, United States - How I lost an elephant in downtown Baltimore 2007-04-23 - Baltimore, United States - Elephants’ feet get first-class treatment in Maryland Zoo in Baltimore 2007-03-20 - Baltimore, United States - Maryland Zoo elephant expansion plans on hold 2007-03-14 - BALTIMORE, United States - Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Elephants Feast At Lexington Market 2007-03-02 - BALTIMORE, United States - Learning from the elephants 2006-12-25 - Baltimore, United States - Zoo seeks double state funds. Growing deficit pushes request for an additional $4 million 2006-10-29 - BALTIMORE, United States - Getting set for a big introduction. Plans for the zoo elephants" migration to Md. are focused on acceptance and comfort. 2006-10-06 - Baltimore, United States - Maryland zoo awaiting arrival of elephants from Philadelphia Zoo

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Pinnawala Orphanage sees birth of 76th calf

2024-03-23 - Kegalle, Sri Lanka.

The 76th elephant calf was born at the Rambukkana Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on March 20.This baby elephant was born to 32-year-old she-elephant Shanthi and 19-year-old Pandu at the Pinnawala Elepha...


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SANParks partners with neighbouring nations to benefit communities

2024-03-23 - Pretoria, South Africa.

In the ongoing efforts to curb poaching and snaring of animals within the Zimbabwe and Mozambique borders, South African National Parks (SANParks) is working to create more partnerships with neighbour...


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Toledo Zoo Shares the Name of Precious New Baby Elephant

2024-03-15 - , United States.

After weeks of voting and thousands of submissions, the Toledo Zoo has officially chosen the name of their precious baby elephant and we're personally thrilled about the news! Ladies and gentleman, Ki...


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Extern Link Read about Toledo Zoo in the Elephant DatabasePress Release: The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby elephant, born to African elephant, Renee.Press Release: The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby elephant, born to African elephant, Renee.
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Reid Park Zoo welcomes new baby elephant

2024-03-09 - Tucson, United States.

A baby elephant was born at Reid Park Zoo. The zoo said Semba, the facility’s African elephant matriarch, gave birth to a 265-pound calf around 3:31 a.m. Friday, March 8. Reid Park Zoo said the calf...


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Baby elephant in Copenhagen named after Thai river

2024-03-04 - Copenhagen, Denmark.

A female baby elephant in Copenhagen Zoo has been named Chin after the Tha Chin river in central Thailand. The elephant was born last week in the Danish zoo. The zookeepers, who take care of the young...


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This elephant misses his mahout, authorities seek police help

2024-02-29 - Alappuzha, India.

Evoor Kannan, the elephant known for his murderous rage and with a history of killing two mahouts is in a bad mood these days. He had been gentle under the care of his former Mahout Sharath Parippally...


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Third elephant calf born in Beekse Bergen

2024-02-20 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands.

African elephant Punda has become the mother of a healthy elephant calf after a 22-month pregnancy. This is the third calf born in the Safari Park Beekse Bergen k in four months. Never before have thr...


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Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s elephant calf dies at age 2

2024-02-15 - Pittsburgh, United States.

The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Her EEHV was detected through routine blood testing on Feb. 8, even though she presente...


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Farewell to Seoul"s oldest elephant passing at age of 59

2024-02-15 - Seoul, South Korea.

The oldest female elephant in South Korea passed away Tuesday at a zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, at the age of 59, zoo officials said Thursday. The female elephant, named Sakura, had suffered fr...


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A star is born: Baby elephant debuts

2024-01-30 - Bangalore, India.

The Bannerghatta Biological Park is brimming with excitement as it welcomes a delightful new addition—a baby boy elephant calf. This adorable arrival brings the elephant count in the Bannerghatta zo...


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Guruvayur Kannan, nine-time winner of elephant race, dies at 62

2024-01-27 - Guruvayur, India.

Elephant Kannan, of the Guruvayur Devaswom Elephant Camp, a nine-time winner of the festival-related elephant race, has passed away. His demise was around 5:30 pm on Saturday. The tusker's age at the ...


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A baby elephant is found dead

2024-01-27 - Koh Nhek, Cambodia.

Villagers found a baby elephant dead in Koh Nhek district, Mondulkiri province in the middle of the forest​ on January 26, 2024, suspected of being shot. Mondulkiri Provincial department of environm...


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Discoveries: The Evolutionary Edge of Elephant Trunks and Ancient Giants

2024-01-13 - Beijing, China.

A recent study published in the journal eLife has uncovered new findings on the development of dextrous trunks by indigenous elephants. According to Dr. Shi-Qi Wang, a senior author of the research, t...


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Alleged poaching kills 46-year-old Sumatran elephant in Riau park

2024-01-13 - Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

The Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan District, Riau Province, again lost one of its Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) after a poacher allegedly killed it for its tusks. The 46-year...


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Celebration of Elephants: A Must-see New Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History

2024-01-11 - New York, United States.

In a narrow but sprawling curatorial space at the uptown museum, The Secret World of Elephants, now opened, tells the story of elephant species and their relatives through life-size models, videos, gr...


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Workshop On Handling Human-Wildlife Conflicts

2024-01-11 - Mysore, India.

In response to the escalating threat posed by leopards, elephants and other wild animals in the Mysuru region, specialised task forces have been established to address the situation. A dedicated Leopa...


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Los Angeles Zoo mourns loss of 53-year-old Asian elephant Shaunzi

2024-01-04 - Los Angeles, United States.

The Los Angeles Zoo is grieving the death of 53-year-old Asian elephant Shaunzi. Zoo staff observed that Shaunzi was unable to stand up in her exhibit at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, according t...


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