Remembering Buki

By Douglas W. DeCroix - January 15, 2010

For 25 years, Buki the elephant served as an ambassador for the Buffalo Zoo, her species and the Western New York community. Her passing in 2009 prompted us to take a fond look back at her life in photos.

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