Philippines' only elephant dies at Manila zoo

MANILA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' only elephant has died inside the Manila Zoo, a home for the female pachyderm for 46 years, Manila City Mayor Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan said.

The mayor said in a video post on her social media that Mali died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 49. The city was conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of her death.

Mali, full name Vishwa Ma'ali, spe