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Elephant bull has trainer’s body as chaos grips farm
In Woodlawn Washington a six ton bull named Tonga assaulted trainer H. Morgan Berry for hours, lifting and slamming the body while staff fought to reach him. A second bull, Tai, roamed free nearby until sedated and recaptured. Berry’s death remains unconfirmed. authorities cite mating season aggression as a risk. Berry had previously raised elephants and sent Thonglaw to Portland Zoo, siring Packy, the first US elephant born in 43 years.
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Woodland, Wash
UPI
H. Morgan Berry
Tonga
Tai
Berry
Cowlitz County
Bill Stuart
Stuart
Eloise Berchtold
Rock Forest
Quebec
Washington State
Thonglaw
Washington Park Zoo
Portland
Ore
Packy
United States