Tarra the elephant celebrates 50th birthday with friends, guardian

Feb. 18—ATTAPULGUS- It was a cool, sunny afternoon at Elephant Refuge North America on Wednesday; and like most days, the three elephants who had retired to the safe haven were eating bamboo. Those passing by the tucked-away sanctuary may have mistaken it for an ordinary day, but a celebration was taking place. Tarra — an 8-foot-tall, 9,700-pound Asian elephant — was celebrating her 50th …