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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nick Forbes

Safari park bids ‘very sad farewell’ to Scotland’s only African elephant

A Scottish safari park has bid a “very sad farewell” to the only African elephant in Scotland, after her death at the age of 54 following a period of ill health.

Mondula, also known as Mondy, had lived at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling since 1998, after being transferred from Erfurt Zoo in Germany.

The park confirmed she was put to sleep on Friday following a recent spate of illness linked to age-related complications.

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