Shoushan Zoo’s Ali the elephant dies at age of 52IN LOVING MEMORY: Ali, who has been with the zoo since it opened, was loved by visitors for being clever and naughty, and viewed as gentle and by her keepersStaff writer, with CNAKaohsiung’s Shoushan Zoo yesterday announced that it was mourning the death of one of its longest-tenured residents, African elephant Ali, who was found dead on Saturday. Although Ali was relatively old, she had not shown any signs of illness before her sudden passing, the zoo said. African elephant Ali is pictured at Kaohsiung’s Shoushan Zoo in an undated photograph. Ali was widely loved by zoo visitors for her “clever and somewhat naughty personality,” the zoo said. Two of Ali’s keepers were quoted by the zoo as saying that they would remember her as “wise, gentle and delicate-hearted.”The zoo in a Facebook post bid farewell to Ali, saying: “Dear Ali, thank you for accompanying Shoushan Zoo throughout your life.

Source: Taipei Times February 15, 2026 17:14 UTC