One of the zoo's adult female elephants has died after falling ill inside the Asian Forest habitat
Chester Zoo has confirmed the sudden death of one the zoo’s adult female Asian elephants. A spokesperson announced Sundara Hi Way died after falling ill inside the zoo’s Elephants of the Asian Forest habitat on Friday, July 19. They said both animal care and veterinary teams rushed to help her but, despite doing everything they could to try and treat her, Sundara deteriorated rapidly and died. An examination has since confirmed Sundara died after suffering from twisted intestines.
Our thoughts are, of course, with our wonderful elephant conservationists who have cared for Sundara since she was born here in 2004.' Jamie added: 'In that time, she had given birth to a number of calves including female elephants Indali and Riva, who are at the zoo today, and played a vital role in the conservation breeding programme for this endangered species.
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