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After two LA Zoo elephants die in the span of one year, the City Council wants answers

The Los Angeles Zoo family is mourning the loss of 53- year-old female Asian elephant Shaunzi. On Jan. 2, the Zoo’ s two female elephants, Tina and Shaunzi, were in their habitat, the Thai Yard section of the Elephants of Asia. At approximately 8:30pm, overnight Zoo staff observed Shaunzi down in her exhibit and she appeared to be unable to stand up.

LOS ANGELES — After outcry over the recent deaths of two L.A. Zoo elephants, the Los Angeles City Council wants to know why they were euthanized.

The council unanimously voted Wednesday to ask the zoo for a study that would examine the factors that led to the deaths

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