2023-08-08 06:09:16
The animal park announced, this Monday evening, the death of a baby elephant barely two years old: “Sayun’s death upsets and revolts us”. Illustration – BELGA By Sudinfo Published on 08/08/2023 at 08:09
Summer is complicated on the side of Pairi Daiza. Barely two weeks after announcing the death of Colin, the Tasmanian Devil, who passed away after catching an illness that was increasingly distressing him, the animal park announces other sad news this Monday evening through his Facebook page.
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Sayun, a baby elephant barely two years old, has indeed lost his life: “It is with infinite sadness that we must announce to you this evening the death of our little Sayun, the last of the Asian elephants born in Pairi. Daiza. Barely two years old (he arrived among us on December 18, 2020), the one we cherish so much was taken away by elephant herpesvirus (EEHV, Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus), this disease which threatens the survival of all young Asian elephants, both in the wild and in zoos. “, can we read in the vibrant tribute that was paid to the animal.
As Pairi Daiza explains, the herpesvirus awaits all elephants. “But particularly the youngest, between the ages of two and eight. Those who have reached the age where breast milk is no longer there to provide all the necessary antibodies, but who have not yet reached the age where the own immune system has taken over and prepared all the weapons necessary to fight alone against the virus. Sayun was in this particularly sensitive age group. And the virus that struck him, of unprecedented virulence, did not leave him the slightest chance.
The incredible efforts of the signers were not enough and Sayun passed away around 7 p.m. on Monday, surrounded by his families. “His heartfelt family, that of his healers and veterinarians, dejected and tearful. And his blood family, which we know, as elephants are among the most social animals that can exist, conscious and bruised by the disappearance of one of their own”.
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Sayun, whose name means ray of light, was the last elephant born in Pairi Daiza.
“Sayun’s death shocks and revolts us. In his memory and in that of so many other small victims, we will redouble our energy, with the Pairi Daiza Foundation, with you, to contribute with all our strength, by all means and as quickly as possible, to the discovery of ‘a vaccine against this horrible disease,’ concluded the park.
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