Mali, an elephant living in captivity at the Manila Zoo in the Philippines and dubbed by advocates as the "world's saddest elephant," has died at 43 years old, officials announced Wednesday. Mali lived alone at the zoo for decades before her death. She was the country's only elephant. Mali arrived at the zoo at 11 months old in 1981 as a gift to the former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos by the Sri Lankan government. At the time, the zoo was also home to another elephant, Shiva, who died in 1990, and Mali remained as the zoo's only elephant since. Animal rights activists have criticized the zoo for Mali's care. PETA U.K. wrote in 2013 that the elephant had "intense confinement, loneliness, boredom and isolation in an area that is a miniscule fraction of the size of her natural habitat." Tap the link in our bio to read more about Mali.