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The 50-year-old African elephant lived at the Los Angeles Zoo for about 20 years, and was one of the oldest elephants in captivity. Her living conditions in Los Angeles became a source of controversy, and in 2007 Ruby was moved to the Performing Animal Welfare Society Elephant Sanctuary in San Andreas, where she died on Tuesday. A necropsy will be performed at UC Davis.
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Ruby, L.A. Zoo's former elephant, dies
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