Exotic Incident #1143

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Dallas, TX - USA

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12/05/2008

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KeKe, a 39-year-old African elephant, passed away at the Dallas Zoo from serious illness. KeKe was sick for week and was being treated for a severe case of intestinal colic. KeKe recently stopped eating. She also lay on her side for some time, although zoo officials used a crane to lift her to her feet not long before her death. KeKe was transferred to Dallas Zoo in 2003 to be a companion for Jenny, the zoo’s other African elephant, and they subsequently became very close.