Two youngest elephants at Indianapolis Zoo die days apart.
Kalina, an elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo, died after a short illness on March 26, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
Kalina showed similar symptoms to Nyah, and while the zoo is waiting on Nyah's histopathology results, their statement said the elephant showed high levels of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, which can cause fatal hemorrhagic disease. The zoo said there is no vaccine for the disease, which"can strike without warning" and is most commonly found in Asian elephants.
"Words cannot describe the emotional impact this is having on our Zoo family," said Tuesday's statement. “I can’t imagine anything worse than what we’re dealing with right now,” Indianapolis Zoo President Dr. Rob Shumaker said later during a news conference, according to NBC affiliate
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