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| Satao, the world's biggest elephant, with his family in the Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Photo: [© Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone 2014] |
One of Africa's largest elephants has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows in Kenya, wildlife officials revealed as they mourned on Saturday the loss of an "old friend."
The elephant famed for his giant tusks, known as Satao and aged around 45, was wounded by poisoned arrows in May in Kenya's vast southeastern Tsavo national park.