Elephant Dies from Herpes, Sydney’s Taronga Zoo Heartbroken

Tukta, an 8-year-old Asian elephant, died from a herpes virus at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on September 3, 2018. Taronga Zoo

A young elephant named Tukta from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo suddenly died from an acute onset of a herpes virus.

The 8-year-old Asian elephant, Tukta, was not eating and was lethargic on Monday, Sept. 3,  and suddenly passed away in the afternoon, despite emergency treatment.