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The Death of Mac
11-11-2008
A really sad event has happened at houston zoo Mac, has pasted on... this is quite sad being that Tess and Tucker were getting on really well with Shanti and now Tucker doesn't have a play-mate anymore.
Houston Zoo elephant Mac, 2, dies of viral illness | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Rest in peace Mac. Last edited by dragon(ele)nerd; 11-11-2008 at 03:53 PM. |
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#2
11-11-2008
Elephants have been dropping like flies lately...
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#3
11-11-2008
This is tragic as he has been a star of the Houston Zoo for quite some time now. Its really annoying when everytime I go to zoo beat and find anextremely depressing article like this. In September it was Misha at Hogle Zoo, In October it was Dottie, and now in November its Mac. Extremely depressing and I really can't believe this happened.
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#4
11-11-2008
Wow, I can't believe this just happened. Just two days ago I was seeing a vid of Mac's second birthday.
Here are some vid: YouTube - Mac's Second Birthday YouTube - Interview with Houston Zoo Directo and CEO about Mac RIP Mac 
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#5
11-11-2008
I found some pics from the zoo on flickr.
Mac, Asian Elephant at the Houston Zoo 2006-2008 - a set on Flickr |
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#6
11-11-2008
How many others elephants have actually died of herpes virus? I didn't think there were that many. The only other one I can think of is Ganesh at the Columbus Zoo.
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#7
11-11-2008
Ones that come to mind for me is the recent one in Calgary, and Hansa at Woodland Park Zoo. Also I believe this is not the first herpes death in Houston if I recall.
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#8
EEHV Deaths in N America
11-11-2008
Sorted by year of Death...Name (Sex) Species....birth/death institution
1983...Astor (M) Asian.....Bronx 1988...Beau Thai (M) Asian....Houston 1991...Pearl (F) Asian....Lincoln Park (born in Houston) 1993...Maiya (F) Asian...Dickerson Park 1993...Maverick (M) Asian...Tulsa 1995...Kumari (F) Asian....National 1996...Kijana (M) African...Oakland 1998...Kiba (M) Asian...Berlin (born in Houston) 1999...Belle (F) Asian...Perris, CA (born R Schmidt) 2000...Singgah (F) Asian...Houston 2000...Kala (M) Asian...Vallejo, CA (born Dickerson Park) 2002...Kathy Sh-Boom (F) Asian...Niabi, IL (wildborn) 2002...Haji (M) Asian...Dickerson Park 2003...Preya (F) Asian...Syracuse, NY 2004...Jennie (F) Asian...Hugo, OK 2004...Kimba (F) Asian....Houston 2005...Ganesh (M) Asian...Columbus (born Cincinnati) 2007...Hansa (F) Asian...Seattle 2007...Nisha (F) Asian...Dickerson Park 2008...Malti (F) Asian...Calgary 2008...Mac (M) Asian...Houston Please list others that I have missed. I know the more recent cases I havent recored in my database. Last edited by okapikpr; 11-11-2008 at 09:27 PM. |
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#9
11-11-2008
Um, Nisha in Springfield Dickerson Park zoo also sadly died from Herpes,
also ,I personally was looking forward into what Mac would be as a gorwn up, being so large at birth already and presuming from his father he most likely would of grown tusks, |
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#10
17-11-2008
Precocious Elephant Dies, Zoo Mourns, "Mac" Dies Suddenly From Incurable Disease; Was Largest Of His Kind Born In Captivity - CBS News
This article claims that 7 of the elephants to have died from the herpesvirus have been at the Houston Zoo. That is one sad number. |
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