MANILA (FILIPPINE) – Maali è un elefante che ha 38 anni che vive nello zoo di Manila nelle Filippine.
Maali è al centro di una campagna internazionale che chiede la sua liberazione dai confini ristretti del recinto di cemento dello Zoo in cui vive da quando ha tre anni.
Nel 1977, Maali è arrivato nelle Filippine dallo Sri Lanka. E ‘ stato donato ai bambini di Manila dall “Elephant Pinnawala Orphanage”, dopo che sua madre è stata uccisa dai bracconieri.
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epa03491321 (11/14) A close-up of Maali's eye as she stands inside her enclosure at the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali, a 38 year-old Asian elephant, has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491320 (10/14) Maali is splashed with a bucket of water by Filipino Noel Co, who has been her caretaker for several years at the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali, a 38 year-old Asian elephant, has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491317 (07/14) Filipino Noel Co who has been Maali's caretaker for several years sweeps her enclosure at the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali, a 38 year-old Asian elephant, has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491316 (06/14) Maali receives a body scrub from Filipino Noel Co who has been her caretaker for several years at the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali, a 38 year-old Asian elephant, has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491315 (05/14) Filipino John Chua, mahout of Maali (C) feeds her with popsicles as her caretaker sprays water at her in the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali, a 38 year-old Asian elephant, has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491314 (04/14) A volunteer zookeeper examines Maali through the bars of her enclosure in Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali, a 38 year-old Asian elephant, has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491312 (02/14) Maali, the 38 year-old Asian elephant, walks inside her enclosure at the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
epa03491311 (01/14) Filipinos view Maali, the 38 year-old Asian elephant, inside her enclosure at the Manila Zoo, Philippines, 18 October 2012. Maali has been the focus of international campaign aimed at freeing her from the confines of Manila Zoo, where she has spent the last 35 years alone in a concrete enclosure. In 1977, Maali, only 3 years old then, was imported from Sri Lanka and shipped to the Philippines. She was donated to the children of Manila by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, after her mother was allegedly killed by poachers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN PLEASE ADVISORY NOTICE epa03491310 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
