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Scotland's only African elephant dies aged 54
Mondula, Scotland’s only African elephant, was cared for by six keepers and contributed to Blair Drummond’s status as a leading geriatric elephant care facility.
- On Friday, Mondula, Scotland's only African elephant, was put to sleep at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling after a recent spate of ill-health.
- Following a recent spate of ill-health, veterinary teams at Blair Drummond Safari Park found a decline linked to age-related complications and recommended euthanasia as the humane option.
- Transferred from Erfurt Zoo in 1998, Mondula initially lived with Estrella and Toto until their deaths and was thereafter housed alone, deepening bonds with six full-time keepers.
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54-year-old Mondula, Scotland's only African elephant, dies at Blair Drummond Park | The latest National and International News
PA Media PA Media Mondula, Scotland's only African elephant, has died at the age of 54. Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling put the elephant to sleep on Friday due to age-related health complications, marking the end of an era for the park where she had lived since 1998. The African elephant, known affectionately as Mondy, was born in 1971 and captured from the wild as an orphan before arriving at the Scottish park from Erfurt Zoo in German…
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