Photos: Reid Park Zoo's beloved elephant Punga dies
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Punga, a male elephant at the Reid Park Zoo, died unexpectedly Tuesday due to a double mesenteric root torsion, more commonly known as a twisted gut.
Punga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
Karen McCrorey via Reid Park ZooPunga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
Reid Park ZooNandi and Punga
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Nandi hangs with her older brothers, Sundzu and Punga.
Reid Park ZooPunga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
Reid Park ZooPunga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
Punga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
Reid Park ZooPunga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
Reid Park ZooPunga
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Punga, Reid Park Zoo's 11-year-old elephant, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 8.
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