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Tonka, the last remaining African elephant at Zoo Knoxville, has died. The 46-year-old elephant was “humanely euthanized” May 8, according to the zoo. Tonka had been at Zoo Knoxville for 43 ...
A look back at the life of Tonka, Zoo Knoxville's last elephant. Tonka died on May 8, 2024. ... to his final among us in the foothills of East Tennessee, we will always remember our gentle giant.
Mary (c. 1894–September 13, 1916), also known as "Murderous Mary", [1] was a five-ton Asian elephant [2] who performed in the Sparks World Famous Shows circus.After killing circus employee Walter “Red” Eldridge on his second day as her handler in September 1916, in Kingsport, Tennessee, she was hanged in nearby Erwin.
Zoo Knoxville, formerly known as the Knoxville Zoo or Knoxville Zoological Gardens, is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, near exit 392 off Interstate 40. The zoo is home to about 1,200 animals and welcomes over 585,000 visitors each year.
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in Hohenwald, Tennessee, is a non-profit organization licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), and a member of both the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS).
Nosey the elephant was a “supportive” friend to Jana in her final days, the refuge said. Elephants befriended each other in heartwarming Tennessee video. Weeks later, one dies
Erwin earned some notoriety in 1916 when the only known public execution of an elephant in Tennessee occurred in the community. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Mary , an elephant in 'Sparks World Famous Shows' traveling circus , had killed her handler, Walter Eldridge, in nearby Kingsport after the inexperienced trainer allegedly struck Mary on the head with a hook.
At an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee, a quarantined 54-year-old African elephant being treated for tuberculosis was considered to be the source of latent (inactive) tuberculosis infections in eight workers. [38] [40] In 2018, a bronchoalveolar lavage technique was proposed for tuberculosis diagnosis in elephants. [41]