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Louisville Zoo officials say Fitz the elephant's death 'leaves a big hole'
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Louisville Zoo officials say Fitz the elephant's death 'leaves a big hole'

  • Stephan Johnson
  • Updated Jul 3, 2023

A necropsy will be performed and any additional information from the results will be released later.

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Louisville Zoo's 3-year-old elephant, Fitz, diagnosed with potentially fatal virus
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Louisville Zoo's 3-year-old elephant, Fitz, diagnosed with potentially fatal virus

  • Updated Jun 29, 2023

It's known as the EEHV virus.

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Happy Birthday! Louisville Zoo celebrates Fitz the elephant's 3rd birthday
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Happy Birthday! Louisville Zoo celebrates Fitz the elephant's 3rd birthday

  • Updated Aug 13, 2022

The Louisville Zoo celebrated two of its biggest residents on Saturday. 

Louisville Zoo to celebrate Fitz the elephant's 2nd birthday this weekend
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Louisville Zoo to celebrate Fitz the elephant's 2nd birthday this weekend

  • Updated Aug 6, 2021

The zoo will also celebrate the 18th birthday of Gremlin, the California sea lion.

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IMAGES | Fitz the elephant celebrates 1st birthday at Louisville Zoo
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IMAGES | Fitz the elephant celebrates 1st birthday at Louisville Zoo

  • Updated Aug 2, 2020

Fitz was the first elephant born at the zoo in decades. 

Louisville Zoo is readying new sloth exhibit, including a meet-and-greet with the mammals
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Louisville Zoo is readying new sloth exhibit, including a meet-and-greet with the mammals

  • Updated Dec 29, 2021

The zoo also plans to launch a “behind-the-scenes sloth experience” that will allow visitors to meet and greet with one of the two Linneaus’s two-toed sloths.

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Mystery of Louisville Zoo's elephant calf's paternity is solved
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Mystery of Louisville Zoo's elephant calf's paternity is solved

  • Updated Nov 22, 2019

The Louisville Zoo said that its calf, Fitz, was sired by Jackson, a 40-year-old African bull elephant at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

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