Winky (seen here, left), one of the two former Detroit Zoo elephants moved to a wildlife sanctuary in California, has died. The elephants, like more and more throughout the country, had been moved to the refuge as a way to give them more space to roam and play. Zoos just don't have room enough for elephants.
Winky was 57 years old and just didn't have the energy to continue so she had to be "put down". I feel pretty sad about this, because I grew up going to the zoo and have probably seen Winky a hundred times or more in my life. And she was never once mean to me, and that really says something. Those dung-flinging Macaque monkeys, on the other hand...but I digress.
So, goodbye Winky. Wanda (at right), your bestest elephant friend, is going to really miss you, and of course I will to.
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