SANFORD, Fla., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Dondi, the Asian elephant who entertained shoppers at a Florida flea market for nearly 20 years, has died at a Massachusetts zoo, its trainer confirmed.
Dondi was around 36 years old when it died at Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, Mass., and will be remembered Sunday at a memorial service, Josh Shacht told the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel.
Dondi was a well-known figure in Florida for his regular winter gig at Flea World, a massive flea market in Sanford.
"Dondi brought people together," said Schacht, whose parents owned the popular pachyderm.
The elephant spent the sultry summer months at Southwick's Zoo.
The cause of death was not immediately known.
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