Shankar, Delhi Zoo's lone African elephant, has died from a suspected rare rodent-borne virus and it is India's first recorded case. The 29 year old's death highlights serious concerns over animal ...
Shankar had spent large parts of 2023 and 2024 chained and tethered while in ‘musth’, a state of heightened aggression in male elephants ...
Ancient Greek kings used war elephants from Alexander to the Seleucids, shaping battles and empire-building across the Hellenistic world.