59-year-old Asian elephant Mary is euthanized at San Diego Zoo [Breaking]
The San Diego Zoo’s oldest Asian elephant — a 59-year-old female named Mary — was euthanized at the zoo Tuesday after her health worsened, officials said.The elephant — which was born in the wild in 1964 — first came to San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido in 1980 and had lived at the zoo since 2009.
After she was transferred from the Safari Park, Mary lived at the San Diego Zoo at the Elephant Odyssey habitat. The habitat’s Elephant Care Center is “specially equipped to attend to the needs of elderly elephants,” the zoo said. After Mary’s death, zoo keepers made sure the elephant that lived with Mary — Shaba — was given the opportunity to “see her and make her goodbyes.” The statement did not say when Shaba’s interaction occurred.The loss of Mary comes six monthsa 45-year-old Asian elephant. At the time, Devi was the second oldest elephant at the zoo.
Elephants are considered highly social animals with extremely complex behaviors, and they can show empathy, engage in problem solving and communicate with each other.
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