Smithsonian Magazine

Happy, an Asian Elephant Who Demonstrated That Her Species Might Be Self-Aware, Dies at 55 at the Bronx Zoo

In research reported about 20 years ago, Happy appeared to recognize herself in a mirror. She was later the subject of a ...

Happy, the First Zoo Elephant to Pass a Self-Recognition Test, Euthanized at 55

Happy made history in 2005 by passing a mirror self-recognition test, a milestone for elephant cognition research ...
ABC7 New York

Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo

NEW YORK -- Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a ...
Yahoo

Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?

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 ...