Oldest African elephant in North America dies at Memphis Zoo
Elephant matriarch “Tyranza” (right) was the oldest African Elephant in North America according to the Memphis Zoo. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to Daily Memphian)
Tyranza, or Ty, died at 56. She was euthanized when her health began to decline dramatically, according to a news release. She held the record for the longest-lived African elephant in North America.
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Memphis Zoo elephant TyranzaOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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