The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its beloved Asian elephants, Rani, who collapsed on Friday after a lost dog was seen running in a non-public area near the elephant barn.
The 27-year-old female collapsed on Friday after a lost dog was seen running in a non-public area near the elephant barnIngrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more.
"They saw Rani circle and vocalize, all within a very brief period, before collapsing," the release explains of what zookeepers observed.While the dog was captured and handed over to a shelter, the Zoo's Elephant Care and Animal Health teams could not revive Rani after performing emergency care. "She loved playing with her sisters Maliha and Priya. While growing up here in St. Louis, she got to learn from her own mom, Ellie, on how to be an amazing mother herself," recalled Katie Pilgram-Kloppe, zoological manager of River's Edge habitat at the Missouri zoo, in a statement shared in the release.
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