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Zurich Zoo mourns death of Druk the elephant

Wed, 04 May 2016 13:06:16 +0200

Staff at Zurich zoo are in mourning after Druk was put down on Tuesday.

Zurich firemen use crane to haul old elephant to her feet

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:01:57 +0200

Firemen were called to Zurich Zoo on Tuesday afternoon to help a 49-year-old elephant who had been pushed over by her herdmates and couldn’t get up again.

Swiss circus forces chubby elephants to diet

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:21:00 +0100

Three overweight elephants at a Swiss circus will have to diet and work out in order to shed between 50 and 300 kilograms, Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported Wednesday.