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African elephants Thika, Toka and Iringa left the Toronto Zoo for a California sanctuary. Here’s how they’re living now
She was mourned by Thika, Toka and Iringa, who surrounded her after her death, reaching out occasionally to touch her with their trunks. News leaked out of a positive tuberculosis test on an Asian elephant in quarantine at PAWS, prompting the Toronto Zoo to demand a second inspection of the sanctuary. The zoo also asked for medical reports on the death of every animal at the sanctuary during a five-year period. When Thika, Toka and Iringa first arrived, they roomed with the other elephants at the sanctuary, but PAWS split them into two groups after staff saw Thika singling out Toka. “The more you know about elephants in captivity, the more of a fan you are to keep ‘em in the wild.”
Source: thestar December 31, 2019 10:03 UTC
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