Exotic Incident #1280
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Orlando, FL - USA
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17/03/2009
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Tumpe, a 24-year-old female African elephant, died Tuesday at Walt Disney’s Animal Kingdom. She had been suffering from skin sores and gastrointestinal problems for the past two months. Tumpe is the third elephant to die at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The park still has 12 elephants.