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Carole

42 Years old | female | African | wild
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium (Pittsburgh, PA)

Carole is an African elephant who was born in the wild in Zimbabwe around 1983. As a calf, she lost the life she would have known with her family and became part of one of the most unusual—and troubling—chapters in the history of elephant captivity in North America. She has spent almost her entire life confined to barren, unnatural enclosures for human entertainment. Carole and the other elephant she is confined with suffer from lack sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

Carole

42 Years old | Pennsylvania

Tasha

49 Years old | Pennsylvania

Tasha has spent close to half a century in captivity—her life marked by exploitation, unnatural conditions, and the systematic stripping away of her autonomy. Born around 1976, living freely with her familial herd in South Africa, Tasha was taken from her home and family as a young calf. In 1979, she was imported to the United States and thrust into a life of captivity and suffering. She is currently held captive at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium in Pittsburgh, PA. Tasha and the other elephants confined with her all suffer from the facility’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.

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