The 27-year-old Asian elephant was in the zoo's elephant barn, eating dinner before the disturbance happened.
An elephant at the Saint Louis Zoo died unexpectedly Friday, and officials said a dog that was running loose near the elephant habitat might be indirectly responsible.
But that wasn’t before the dog’s presence had caused an elephant that was outside of the barn at the time to become agitated. Once the elephant who was disturbed by the dog entered the barn, other elephants began to vocalize and feed off of the elephant’s agitation. Rani also appeared to share the distress of the herd, zoo officials said.
Initial results from the necropsy showed there were some changes to Rani’s heart before the whole ordeal, the zoo said. But it’s unclear how significant those changes were and further testing is being done.
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Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running looseSt. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose
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Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running looseSt. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose.
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Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running looseSt. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose.
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Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running looseSt. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose.
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Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running looseSt. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose
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