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{{Infobox animal|species=African elephant|gender=Male|birth_date=1996|birth_place=Africa|residence=Delhi Zoo, India|image=Shankar Elephant.jpg|alt=Shankar the elephant at Delhi Zoo, India. Photo: Nikita Dhawan|caption=Shankar the elephant at Delhi Zoo, India. Photo: Nikita Dhawan|name=Shankar}}

'''Shankar''' is an African elephant that was gifted to India by the Zimbabwe government in 1998. He was placed in Delhi zoo along with another elephant named Bombai. However, after Bombai's death in 2005, Shankar has been living in isolation.<ref name=":0">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60150533 Shankar the elephant: Plea to send lonely African animal home from India] BBC</ref>