The 8,500-Pound Question: An Elephant Died at the Zoo. Now What?

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was with the sorrow of losing a good friend that staff at the Buffalo Zoo said goodbye to Buki, the 52-year-old elephant who died on Sept. 28. By all accounts, the 8,500-pound pachyderm, lauded for her intelligence and sweet disposition, was a charmer. She had a penchant for watermelons, loved a… [Read more…]