There was always an irony to Happy’s name. The elephant’s misfortune stamped her a celebrity. In their home in the wild, ...

Zoo officials said they traveled to a Tennessee elephant sanctuary in June to assess its suitability for their 57-year-old elephant named Patty following years of pressure from animal rights activists ...

The Bronx Zoo is grappling with the recent death of an elephant named “Happy.” She was in its care for nearly 50 years. “Some of our keepers worked with her for more than 30 years," said Craig Piper, ...

Happy made history in 2005 by passing a mirror self-recognition test, a milestone for elephant cognition research WCS’s Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo is mourning the loss of Happy, a female Asian elephant ...

Happy the Elephant, the beloved Bronx Zoo icon who proved the incredible intelligence of her species and was the center of a “human” rights case, was euthanized Tuesday. The 55-year-old Asian elephant ...

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A beloved 55-year-old Asian elephant at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo has passed away. Happy, who arrived at the Bronx Zoo in 1977, was euthanized due to ...

Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said ...

Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said ...

Happy, a beloved Asian elephant who lived at the Bronx Zoo for nearly five decades and became one of its most recognizable animals, has died at age 55. The Bronx Zoo announced Thursday, May 28, that ...

Activists had sued in a bid to secure her the fundamental human right to bodily liberty. Zoo officials said she was well cared for and called the lawsuit frivolous. By Ed Shanahan Happy, a 55-year-old ...