Exotic Incident #1228

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Atlanta, GA - USA

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27/10/2008

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Atlanta Zoo’s 28-year-old African elephant, Dottie, died. She was pregnant with her first calf. Zoo officials noticed significant body weight changes and cloudy urine and began antibiotics on October 22. A necropsy was to be performed to determine the cause of death.