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Knut's Zoo Loses 2nd Animal

Six-year-old elephant Shaina Pali dies unexpectedly

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 5, 2011 9:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – Just two weeks after the Berlin Zoo lost star polar bear Knut, a second young animal has died. Indian elephant Shaina Pali died early today at age six—well short of the 80 years elephants can live in captivity, reports the AP. The zoo's vet thinks an infection is to blame, but a necropsy is scheduled to be sure. An infection that caused brain swelling was blamed in Knut's death, but a zoo spokeswoman says the two are unrelated: "It's simply very, very sad." Click for more on plans to ... stuff Knut.

In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper Thomas Doerflein in the Berlin zoo.
In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper Thomas Doerflein in the Berlin zoo.   (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski, File)
In this July 20, 2006 file picture, Shaina Pali enjoys a bath on a hot day. A Berlin Zoo spokeswoman said the 6-year-old Indian elephant died early Tuesday, April 5, 2011 -- only two weeks after Knut.
In this July 20, 2006 file picture, Shaina Pali enjoys a bath on a hot day. A Berlin Zoo spokeswoman said the 6-year-old Indian elephant died early Tuesday, April 5, 2011 -- only two weeks after Knut.   (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss,File)
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COMMENTS
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finkster
Apr 5, 2011 10:38 AM CDT
Where are those alien ships that are suppose to take our wildlife off this Earth to save them? Please don't tell me Hollywood has lied to me again?
Dr.Gonzo
Apr 5, 2011 9:35 AM CDT
Yup, animals die

 
Knut • Berlin Zoo • elephant • dead animals

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