Winky and Wanda were elephants that lived in the Detroit Zoo together for 17 years until 2005, when they were transported to the Performing Animal Welfare Society in California. Detroit Zoo officials decided that holding elephants in a small exhibit was inhumane and unhealthy. They made the journey together and lived there peacefully for three years.
Unfortunately, Winky had arthritis which became so unbearable that she couldn't stand. Last week, at age 56 the decision was made to euthanize her. She will be cremated and her ashes will be scattered over the Sanctuary where she spent the last years of her life roaming freely with others of her kind.
RIP Winky.
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