US EditionTamy Died, the Elephant Who Lived More than Four Decades in Captivity in Mendoza After Being Abandoned by a Circus
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Tamy, the only Asian elephant who remained in the Ecopark of Mendoza, Argentina died this Monday after 41 years in captivity.His story had gained notoriety due to the prolonged confinement in a cement and earth pit, in addition to the plans to move to the Sanctuary of Elephants in Mato Grosso, Brazil, where he was expected to arrive in 2026. Man tried to marry a 9-year-old girl in Disneyland: the youngest could barely walk on the heelsTamy was t…
He was in the exzoological Mendoza with a plan of conversion to travel to the Mato Grosso.The circus left him 40 years ago.What happened with his companions Kenya, Pocha and Guillermina.
For some time, he had received permanent veterinary attention for his joint pains, and had a special enclosure where he was trained to be taken to the Mato Grosso reserve.
Tamy, the only remaining Asian elephant in the Ecopark of Mendoza, died Tuesday at age 55, after spending more than four decades in captivity. His death occurred days before he was transferred to the Sanctuary of Elephants of Mato Grosso, Brazil, where his daughter Guillermina and her companion Pocha already lived. The NGO Proyecto Ele, in charge of the transfers of Argentine elephants to the sanctuary, sadly communicated the news: “Tamy left th…
The animalist community and those involved in their rescue deeply regret the death of Tamy, the only Asian elephant that remained in the Ecopark of Mendoza. The 55-year-old pachyderm left this world on Tuesday, despite the fact that his permits to move to the Sanctuary of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, were ready. Tamy, born in 1970, was handed over to the Mendoza Zoo by the Circus of the Gasca Sisters in 1984, when he was just 14 years old. His arriva…
Tamy was 55 years old and was being prepared to travel to a shrine in Brazil. He was abandoned by a circus in 1984 and lived the rest of his life in the exzoological Mendoza. Read more
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