Music, farewells for Pakistan’s celebrity elephant before relocation
20 December 2020 |
10:43 am
With musical performances and heartfelt messages, Pakistanis said their final goodbyes to the country's only Asian elephant ahead of a planned move to Cambodia following a years-long campaign by animal rights activists for his relocation.
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