St. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose. Rani (pronounced Rahn-ee) died Friday at age 27.
<p>ST. LOUIS — A female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose, zoo officials said.
&quot;</p><p>A small, unleashed and lost dog was seen running in a nonpublic area near the Elephant Barn Friday afternoon.
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