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Controversial Elephant Death at San Diego Zoo

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals also criticized the zoo in the wake of the death. Umoya was one of seven elephants brought to the Safari Park -- then known as the Wild Animal Park -- in 2003 from the African nation of Swaziland. The Safari Park has 18 elephants, including Umoya's two offspring.

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