PARIS // Experts at a zoo in the Moroccan capital of Rabat are trying to understand why an elephant tossed a stone in the direction of visitors, killing a 7-year-old girl.
A zoo veterinarian said on Friday that the behaviour of the elephant, a female, was “abnormal” and needs to be understood.
The girl was visiting the Zoological Garden of Rabat with her family on Tuesday, admiring the three elephants when one of them searched for a stone, picked it up and tossed it more than 10 metres over a ditch and a wooden barrier towards the visitors.
The girl was struck in the head.
Abderahim Salhi, a veterinarian, said that zoo personnel were remained in shock, and the elephant exhibit has been temporarily closed to the public.
* Agencies
