Exotic Incident #585
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Indianapolis, IN - USA
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Incident Date:
20/07/2003
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Summary:
A trainer required surgery on the left leg after being injured by Ivory, an African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo. According to zoo officials, Ivory suffered from separation anxiety during training and reacted to a call from her 2,000-pound calf.