Friday, August 31, 2012

Mimi The Elephant Heading for Hospice

Since 1961, Mimi the elephant has delighted visitors at the Denver Zoo.

Over the past few years she has been slower and generally had a sore body.

At fifty-three she's had a good long life, most captive elephants don't make it much past forty.

Sadly, Mimi has stopped eating, so zoo keepers and veterinarians have made the decision to move her to hospice.

They haven't given up on her and are continuing to try to get her to eat, but it's time to face that the end soon might be here.

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