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Elephant dies from exhaustion after decades carrying tourists to Cambodia's Angkor Wat | Elephant dies from exhaustion after decades carrying tourists to Cambodia's Angkor Wat |
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An elephant has died from exhaustion after years of carrying tourists to the famed Cambodian temple complex of Angkor Wat. | An elephant has died from exhaustion after years of carrying tourists to the famed Cambodian temple complex of Angkor Wat. |
Sambo, who was believed to be 40-45 years old, died from a heart attack while ferrying two tourists to the temple. | Sambo, who was believed to be 40-45 years old, died from a heart attack while ferrying two tourists to the temple. |
The female elephant had been working for 40 minutes in the searing heat before she collapsed, according to the Daily Mail. | |
A veterinarian examined the elephant, determining it died "due to high temperatures, heat exhaustion and lack of wind that would have helped to cool her". | A veterinarian examined the elephant, determining it died "due to high temperatures, heat exhaustion and lack of wind that would have helped to cool her". |
Passers-by were reported to have cried on seeing the collapsed beast. | Passers-by were reported to have cried on seeing the collapsed beast. |
Sambo had been working for the Angkor Elephant Company since 2001, with manager Oan Kiri saying: "We're all very sad to have lost her." | Sambo had been working for the Angkor Elephant Company since 2001, with manager Oan Kiri saying: "We're all very sad to have lost her." |
Jack Highwood, who runs the Elephant Valley Project charity, said: "Conditions should be regulated, if working Cambodia’s last remaining elephants is what Cambodia actually wants to do." | Jack Highwood, who runs the Elephant Valley Project charity, said: "Conditions should be regulated, if working Cambodia’s last remaining elephants is what Cambodia actually wants to do." |
Mr Highwood added that the Angkor Elephant Company has 13 remaining animals, which is currently largest concentration of captive elephants in Cambodia. | Mr Highwood added that the Angkor Elephant Company has 13 remaining animals, which is currently largest concentration of captive elephants in Cambodia. |
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