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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Elephants are dying out in America's zoos

HITCHING A RIDE: Children enjoy the first ride of the elephant-ride concession, which opened in 1956 at Woodland Park Zoo. Concessionaire Morgan Berry leads Thonglaw, a male Indian elephant. The rides cost 25 cents each.