Exotic Incident #1414

Incident Date:
04/27/1995
Location:
Washington D.C., WA - USA
Facility Name:
The National Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Animal disposition:

Summary:

The National Zoo’s baby elephant, Kumari, died after a 4-day illness. The cause of the 16 month old Asian elephant calf’s death was not immediately known. She had bounced back from a shaky start in life.

Action take by Born Free USA:

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