Exotic Incident #2759

Incident Date:
12/17/2016
Location:
Columbia, SC - USA
Facility Name:
Riverbanks Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
African elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Petunia, a 44-year-old African elephant, died after a sudden illness. She was euthanized after staff found her unable to stand.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article121558797.html