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Society | January 30, 2006, Monday // 00:00
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One of the symbols of Sofia's Zoo the elephant Sivitri passed away Monday morning aged 58, which is equal to 100 human years.
The elephant named after an Indian goddess was first transported to Sofia from India at the age of 7. Sivitri was first transported to Sofia back in 1955. In India she "worked" at a school for lumbermen. Sivitri was the eldest animal at Sofia Zoo.
Now Sofia's Zoo is left with only one elephant - Artaida. Doctor Ivan Ivanov, director of the Zoo said in an interview for local Darik radio that Sivitri has been sick over the last few months.
The elephant named after an Indian goddess was first transported to Sofia from India at the age of 7. Sivitri was first transported to Sofia back in 1955. In India she "worked" at a school for lumbermen. Sivitri was the eldest animal at Sofia Zoo.
Now Sofia's Zoo is left with only one elephant - Artaida. Doctor Ivan Ivanov, director of the Zoo said in an interview for local Darik radio that Sivitri has been sick over the last few months.
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