Elephant dies during gruelling transport When we went to unload the elephants, we found the long trip and the cold had been too much for one of the oldest, Queen. She was lying dead inside a car. That night another elephant, Albert, came down with pneumonia and died the next morning. (From "Elephant Tramp" by George Lewis) Often while traveling, fresh supplies of drinking water are not available and animals suffer enormously. (Over) a distance of 1,545 miles (a four-day trip), the elephants stand chained in the same spot for over 100 hours. Back to Photo Gallery