Magda And Jenny They were not free elephants. For almost forty years, they have been brought to the circus stages of all of Russia and the world. Inseparable, they shared joys, efforts and a profound friendship. In March 2021, after an accident during a show a Kazantheir trainer decided to retire to retire Taigan Lion Park, an area of over 30 hectares that houses about 60 African lions. Here, in Crimea, the two pachyderms were involved in small shows, a legacy of a life spent in the spotlight.
Their harmony was interrupted in December 2024, When Jenny got sick of Urolitiasis (kidney stones). Despite the care of veterinarians, his advanced age, over 50 yearshe had the best. On the morning of March 13, Jenny collapsed, turning off forever.
Magda’s reaction was heartbreaking. In the first moments, He tried to awaken his friendpushing her gently and trying to lift it. Then, he began to embrace it with the proboscis, in a gesture of affection and despair. For hours, Magda remained next to Jenny’s body, greeting her and preventing veterinarians from approaching. A silent and painful farewell, which touched the heart of anyone who saw the images.
@greenme_it The elephant Jenny died a few days at #taiganlionpark due to a bladder disease. But her faithful friend (with whom she performed the circus for 25 years) remained for hours to watch over the body, stroking her with the trunk. The farewell is heartbreaking…. . . #elefanti #amicizia #circo #viralvideos #empathy
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The video, released by Taigan Lion Parkshows Magda who caresses Jenny with the trunk, who touches her with the foot, in a desperate attempt to get an answer. Then, slowly slide the trunk along the inert body of the friend, in a last, poignant greeting.
Elephants are animals that openly demonstrate a profound awareness of death. Often they return to the places where their fellow man died, a behavior that reveals a strong emotional bond and a lasting memory of their loved ones. The story of Magda and Jenny is a testimony of this extraordinary ability to feel pain and elaborate mourning.
Their friendship, born in the spotlight of the circus, survived the time and difficulties, finding a serene epilogue at the Taigan Lion Park. But Jenny’s loss has left an unbridgeable void in the heart of Magda, a void that the images of her pain allow us to perceive in all its intensity.
These extraordinary elephants, capable of deep emotions and indissoluble ties, are not circus animals or tourist attractions, but sentient beings with a complex and rich emotional life. Their pain is a pain that we can understand and with which we can empathize.
