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* [https://youthforanimals.org/ Youth For Animals]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxtWOYNuUX0&t=15s&ab_channel=ABCNews Teen makes plea to relocate Shankar the elephant from Indian zoo] ABC News
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  • Sex: Male
  • Species: African Elephant
  • Date of Birth: 1996
  • Place of Birth: Africa
  • Location of capture: Unknown, Africa
  • Date of capture: 1998
  • Age at capture: 2
  • Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India

History

Shankar the elephant at Delhi Zoo, India. Photo: Youth for Animals
Shankar the elephant at Delhi Zoo, India. Photo: Youth for Animals

In 1998, an elephant aged 2 was captured in Africa and presented to the Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Babu Lal Marandi in India by the High Commissioner of Zimbabwe. Shri Babu Lal Marandi named the young elephant "Shankar".

Shankar is chained for 17 hours of the day and does not have adequate space to move around when he is let out. He constantly demonstrates stereotypical behaviour like swaying and head-bobbing, a key sign of distress. His aggressive behaviour has necessitated the zoo authorities to permanently close the viewing pathway since he could be a danger to visitors.[1]

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