Exotic Incident #1040
Incident Date:
08/13/2007
Location:
Abilene, TX - USA
Facility Name:
Abilene Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
African Elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Tanzy, a 49-year-old African elephant, died at the Abilene Zoo. She had been receiving treatment with Xanax for stress, along with ibuprofen for arthritis-related comfort.
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