How many elephants have died at the Philadelphia Zoo?
Since 1990, two elephants were killed at the Philadelphia Zoo. KUTENGA On July 31, 1991, Kutenga, a 27-year-old female African elephant, was discovered lying on the floor of the cement barn at 7 a.m. It was unknown how long she had been collapsed on the floor. For more than six hours, 25 zoo employees poked, prodded and pushed her trying to get her to stand up. A tow truck was also used to push her. After suffering in severe pain for more than six hours, Kutenga died at 1:30 pm. Test resulfs showed that she had a collapsed left lung, severe nerve and muscle damage in her left shoulder and hip, and a shattered left cheekbone. Kutenga also suffered from severe degenerative joint disease – arthritis – in her left elbow. Kutenga was taken from her family in the wild when she was a baby and lived on display in various zoos her entire life. PEGGY On February 10, 1994, Peggy, a 53-year-old Asian elephant collapsed in the cement barn. She was discovered by her keepers lying on the concrete flo
