The star attraction of the Bronx Zoo hasn’t been seen since July. The zoo says she’s fine. Animal rights activists are not so sure. By Sarah Maslin Nir “Nothing is wrong with Happy.” The statement the ...

Happy was not just another zoo elephant. For scientists, she became one of the most important elephants ever studied. For animal advocates, she became a symbol in a growing debate about the treatment ...

NEW YORK — Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo ...

The Asian elephant, who had lived at the Bronx Zoo for decades, had been the center of an animal rights lawsuit based on her high level of cognitive ability and social isolation. By Claire Fahy Good ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person? That ...