FILE - This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. DENVER (AP) — Five elephants at a Colorado ...

DENVER (AP) — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday.

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed the suit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in May 2024 alleging the park in Colorado Springs kept five elderly African elephants named Missy, Kimba ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a frivolous lawsuit aiming to remove the Zoo’s five aging African elephants,” a spokesperson with the zoo shared in a statement. “While we’re happy with ...