Former Toronto Zoo elephant Toka dies after decade at California sanctuary
An African elephant who called a Central Valley wildlife sanctuary home for the past decade has died.
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An African elephant who called a Central Valley wildlife sanctuary home for the past decade has died.
A video shows the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible threats.
The man's fiancée and two other women were in the vehicle and unharmed, police said.
Viola escaped her circus handler before she was supposed to appear on stage in Butte, Montana.
Thirty-five African elephants in northwestern Zimbabwe dropped dead under baffling circumstances between late August and November 2020.
Mary, a 59-year-old Asian elephant, was compassionately euthanized after age-related joint ailments began to impact her life, the San Diego Zoo said.