Kumari (IMAGE) American Society for Microbiology Caption Kumari, an Asian elephant at the National Zoo, died suddenly at 16 months of EEHV. Credit Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian's National Zoo Usage Restrictions credit Cohen/Smithsonian License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.