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About Hanno
Hanno was the pet white elephant given by King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X at his coronation. He was named Annon and Hanno after the Malayalam word Aana (ആന) meaning elephant. Hanno, an Asian elephant, came to Rome in 1514 with the Portuguese ambassador Tristão da Cunha and quickly became the Pope's favorite animal. Hanno died two years later from complications of a treatment for constipation with gold-enriched laxative.
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- June 16, 1516