The affectionately-named "Golden Girls" at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are a herd of six, female African elephants. At 53, Missy is the zoo's oldest resident. The other ladies range in age ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s 37-year-old African elephant, Malaika, was given a final resting place on Saturday after a years-long struggle with health issues.

On Sunday, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo announced that Malaika, a 37-year-old South African elephant had passed away. According to the zoo, Malaika suffered from mobility issues and chronic illness.

As an elephant biologist, I have spent years observing elephants in the wild. I recently visited the elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs and the contrast was extreme.

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has a movie star in its midst. Malaika, a female African elephant, arrived at the zoo in December after 21 years in the hands of a private owner ...

A 33-year-old African elephant named Malaika at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs received some help from firefighters after she was found lying on her side. She was unable to stand up ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — One of the oldest living elephants in the country will celebrate a milestone birthday this weekend at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Missy, a female African elephant, is ...

Elephants are not human, Colorado high court rules for zoo in animal rights group's suit The Nonhuman Rights Project alleged the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo kept five elderly African elephants named ...

Five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't human. That was the ruling Tuesday from Colorado’s ...

Elephants allowed to remain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo following Colorado Supreme Court ruling 01:31. Colorado's highest court has ruled in favor of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after it was sued by an ...

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that elephants do not have legal standing to challenge their captivity, a decision that blocks a legal effort to move five African elephants ...

Malaika, a 37-year-old African elephant, has died after a long struggle with chronic illness and mobility issues, according to a release from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.