Reuters

Manila zoo orders therapy for stressed-out animals

MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Sisi slowly browses through the yellow pages, looking not for a phone number but for peanuts and sunflower seeds hidden in the directory. Mali plays with a block of ice ...
Business Insider

World's 'saddest' elephant dies after more than 40 years alone in a concrete pen at Manila Zoo

The "world's saddest elephant" has died in the Philippines after spending her life in captivity. Celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, had called for her release. Mali arrived at the zoo in 1981 ...
WLTX19

Mali, dubbed the "world's saddest elephant," has died after decades in captivity at the Manila Zoo

MANILA, Philippines — Mali, known as the "world's saddest elephant," has died at the Manila Zoo, the city's mayor Honey Lacuna announced during a news conference on Wednesday. The Asian elephant ...
Reuters

Don't send elephants to Manila urges animal group

NAIROBI (Reuters) - An animal rights group appealed to Tanzania on Thursday to stop the transfer of elephants and giraffes to a zoo in the Philippines in exchange for crocodiles. "You are probably ...