Exotic Incident #1310
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Memphis, TN - USA
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Incident Date:
08/07/2009
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Summary:
A 1-day-old elephant calf died at the Memphis Zoo after stumbling and falling. The mother, Asali, tried to lift her calf and mortally injured her with her tusk. Zoo veterinary staff attended to the calf’s injuries but she died around 11:00am that morning.