Exotic Incident #975
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St. Louis, MO - USA
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Incident Date:
14/03/2007
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Summary:
After suffering from arthritis for many years, Clara, a 54-year-old Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo, was euthanized. Clara wore sandals on her back feet for several years due to erosion of her foot pads.