Elephant at Little Rock Zoo enters ‘hospice care’ amid declining health

Sophie the elephant spends time in her outdoor enclosure at the Little Rock Zoo on Monday, July 15, 2024. The zoo announced Monday that Sophie is receiving hospice care and is in the last stages of her life after a years-long battle with a health condition. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
Sophie the elephant spends time in her outdoor enclosure at the Little Rock Zoo on Monday, July 15, 2024. The zoo announced Monday that Sophie is receiving hospice care and is in the last stages of her life after a years-long battle with a health condition. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)

A female Asian elephant at the Little Rock Zoo has been placed on "hospice care" because of her declining health, according to a news release the zoo issued Monday.

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