Former Abilene Zoo Resident, Inspiration for Popular Book & Movie Dies at 51
By: Bigcountryhomepage.com Staff Reports
Updated: January 24, 2012
The Kansas City Star reports that former Abilene Zoo resident Penney the elephant died this morning at the Kansas City Zoo.
Penney, the Kansas City Zoo's oldest elephant at age 51, was sent from the Abilene Zoo to Kansas City as a mate for their big bull elephant Casey in 1971, according to the Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Zoo raised money for the Abilene Zoo to buy a baby elephant, the article states.
The article on KansasCity.com says that along with other elephants from the Kansas City Zoo, Penney was part of the inspiration for the book-turned-movie "Water for Elephants."
To read the original article on KansasCity.com, click here.
*Photo from KansasCity.com
Penney, the Kansas City Zoo's oldest elephant at age 51, was sent from the Abilene Zoo to Kansas City as a mate for their big bull elephant Casey in 1971, according to the Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Zoo raised money for the Abilene Zoo to buy a baby elephant, the article states.
The article on KansasCity.com says that along with other elephants from the Kansas City Zoo, Penney was part of the inspiration for the book-turned-movie "Water for Elephants."
To read the original article on KansasCity.com, click here.
*Photo from KansasCity.com
