Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(AFP/GETTY IMAGES)Happy, a 55-year-old Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo, was euthanized on Tuesday due to rapidly deteriorating age-related health conditions, including severe arthritis and inoperable uterine tumors. Happy gained scientific recognition in 2005 for her role in a study that demonstrated elephants possess self-awareness, a rare cognitive ability. Her captivity became the subject of a landmark animal rights lawsuit by the Nonhuman Rights Project, which argued for her legal recognition as a "person" and transfer to a sanctuary. New York's highest court ultimately rejected the activists' claim in a 5-2 decision, though two dissenting judges strongly criticized the ethics of her confinement. Happy's passing leaves Patty, a 57-year-old elephant, as the only remaining pachyderm at the Bronx Zoo, prompting officials to consider relocating her. In fullHappy the elephant’s final goodbye leaves Bronx Zoo staff in tearsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55.

A Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insights and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case has died.

A Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insights and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case has died

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo New York, è morta l'elefantessa Happy simbolo dei diritti degli animali

Happy è stata un'elefantessa simbolo per tutta la sua specie: protagonista di un caso giudiziario per il riconoscimento della sua individualità come

She passed a self-awareness test that almost no animal can. Then courts decided that wasn't enough to make her a person. She died at 55.

Addio a Happy, l’elefantessa simbolo dei diritti animali. Si è spenta dopo quasi 50 anni trascorsi in cattività.

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Happy, l'elefantessa del Bronx Zoo diventata simbolo dei diritti animali, è morta a 55 anni dopo una lunga storia.

Happy gave researchers a breakthrough insight into elephant intelligence, and later found herself at the center of a landmark animal rights case.