Two young elephants die days apart in Indianapolis Zoo

African elephant.
(Image credit: YASUYOSHI CHIBA / Getty Images)

The Indianapolis Zoo is experiencing a tragedy of enormous proportions.

One of the zoo's youngest elephants died on Tuesday, the zoo announced, just days after another young elephant in the herd died.

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