Lonely, partially blind elephant rescued from Puerto Rico zoo lands at Jacksonville airport …

Local NewsA lonely African elephant, a rhino and two hippos touched down in Jacksonville Friday afternoon after a three-hour flight from Puerto Rico.The animals were rescued from a zoo that was ordered to close in February by USDA. The zoo had several animal welfare complaints and did not have a veterinarian. Some animals died.RELATED: From the ring to the refuge: Elephants moving to Northeast FloridaAfter 35 years of living alone, “Mundi,” an African elephant, is now on her way to Georgia where she’ll live with two other elephants. Elephant Aid International Founder and CEO Carol Buckley said elephants are meant to be social so the move will help Mundi flourish.A 747 carrying Mundi and the other animals landed at the Jacksonville International Airport on Friday afternoon. Mundi, whose trunk could be seen waving around in a specially made crate, is on her way to Attapulgus, Georgia. It wasn’t clear where the hippo and rhino are going.Mundi’s handler Buckley said it was a process to make this happen, one that had some problems.“Day one she put one foot in. Day two she put the second foot in. Day three she put the third foot in and then on day four, all
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