TOKYO: Japanese animal lovers were mourning the death of the country’s oldest elephant, Hanako, on Friday, who passed away “quietly” aged 69 after triggering protests over her captivity.
Hanako, which means “Flower Child” in Japanese, became something of a cause celebre last year following an international campaign to improve the ageing pachyderm’s cramped living conditions.
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