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Milwaukee County Zoo Euthanizes 45-Year-Old Elephant Brittany After Health Decline

A UW–Madison necropsy will seek answers that could guide future care.

Ghost, Aquarium of the Pacific’s Giant Pacific Octopus, Dies

Tomy, Longtime La Plata Biopark Chimpanzee, Dies at 49

National Zoo Confirms Death of 7-Year-Old Sloth Athena After Sudden Health Decline

San Diego Zoo Says Farewell to Gramma, 140-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Tortoise

Oldest Male African Elephant in Japan Dies at Sendai Zoo at 36

Virginia Zoo Confirms Death of 21-Year-Old Siamang Bali

White Tiger Sameer, 19, Dies at Tirupati Zoo

Delhi Zoo’s Lone African Elephant Shankar Dies as Officials Order Post-Mortem

Hamburg Zoo Euthanizes Lion Tembesi at 22 After Weeks-Long Decline

Kaziranga’s Last Matriarch Elephant Mohanmala Dies at 90

Gelsenkirchen Mourns Antonia, Europe’s Oldest Polar Bear, as Memorial Campaign Gains Momentum

Grass Wonder, Legendary Racehorse and Umamusume Icon, Dies at 30

San Francisco Zoo’s Viral Red Panda Tenzing Dies of Sarcocystosis

Tierpark Hellabrunn Reopens Enclosure After Young Elephant Otto Dies of Herpes

Zoo Duisburg Euthanizes 17-Year-Old Koala Irwin After Rapid Leukemia Diagnosis

San Francisco Zoo Mourns Loss of Beloved Chimpanzee Maggie at 55

Beloved Elephant Victor Dies Unexpectedly at Berlin Zoo

Yellowstone’s Iconic ‘Queen of the Wolves’ Dies After Rival Pack Attack

Cassius, World's Largest Captive Crocodile, Dies at Over 110