Overview

• The Global Sanctuary for Elephants said Pupy died minutes after a sudden collapse that followed several days of gastrointestinal trouble.
• Caretakers reported she expelled about 1.5 kilograms of dark stones during defecation shortly before weakening and falling.
• Pathologists are conducting a necropsy with tissue analyses, with results expected in several weeks to up to three months.
• Pupy had lived about 176 days at the Chapada dos Guimarães sanctuary after a five‑day, roughly 2,700‑kilometer overland transfer on April 18.
• Kenya, the other African elephant relocated from Argentina, stayed beside Pupy through the night and remains under monitoring by the sanctuary team.