ST. LOUIS — A female Asian elephant at the St.
Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose, zoo officials said. Rani died Friday at age 27. The zoo announced her death on Tuesday. “We are absolutely devastated. We ask for the community’s thoughts and support during this difficult time,” zoo Director Michael Macek said in a news release. “Our team of professional animal care experts did everything possible, but we couldn’t save Rani.
Initial necropsy results showed some preexisting changes in Rani’s heart, but further tests are being conducted and zoo pathologists don’t yet know if those changes played a role in her death. It wasn’t clear how the dog got into the zoo, which sits in the middle of sprawling Forest Park. The zoo allows service animals with certain restrictions, but not pets, a spokeswoman said. The dog was handed over to a shelter, the zoo said. Rani and her mother, Ellie, came to the St.
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