The Nonhuman Rights Project was pushing for the distinction. A yearslong legal attempt to get Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, transferred to an elephant sanctuary failed Tuesday when New ...

If she’s Happy, no one can tell. Famous Bronx Zoo elephant “Happy” apparently hasn’t been spotted publicly for more than two weeks, sparking concern from activists over the massive mammal’s wellbeing.

Whether she’s happy or not is apparently up for debate. Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, was recently spotted in public for the first time in nearly 10 weeks — and sparked concern from the ...

Mystery surrounds Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo elephant who has been the subject of fierce legal battles, with the 53-year-old elephant having not been seen in public for months. In recent weeks, ...

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person? That was the question before New York’s ...

Happy, a female Asian elephant in her early 50s kept at New York’s Bronx Zoo since 1977, had not been seen in her exhibit for months, leading to allegations from activists. On Thursday, Bronx Zoo ...