Manyula, the salvadorean elephant

Manyula, the salvadorean elephant

1. Manyula The Salvadorean Elephant

2. BIOGRAPHY Name: Manyula (original name was Manduli) Born: 1952 - Calculta, India Specie: Asian Elephant Arrived: June 15, 1955 Location: San Salvador Zoo Dead date: September 21, 2010 Death reason: cardiac/respiratory arrest due to kidney failure Two Zoo keepers were killed by Manyula on 1977 and 1992

3. News from 1955, when Manyula was introduced to the salvadoreans.

4. Birthday number 55, her last celebration

5. Manyula's monument at Minerva neighbourhood park. October 29, 2011

6. Why was Manyula so popular? Manyula was an icon of El Salvador's culture, who survived 2 wars (Honduras war in 1969, and the civil war 1980 - 1992), 3 earthquakes, 4 hurricanes.