Similipal, Jan 28: A 62-year-old ‘Kumki’ elephant Bhabani, died this morning at the Hatighar Elephant Camp in Odisha's Similipal. The elephant died due to her old age.
With her molar teeth completely worn out, she was being fed a special diet of cooked concentrate feed mixture, and boiled vegetables. Prakash Chand Gogineni, the Field Director of Similipal, confirmed the death of the elephant and provided further details about the incident.
She was brought to Simlipal from the Karnataka Forest Department in November 2001, she served in Similipal for protection and tourism activities. She initially resided at the Gudgudia Elephant Camp before being relocated to the Hatighar Elephant Camp at Jenabil. She gave birth to two calves—Rajkumar on October 20, 2002, and Shibani on December 14, 2008.
Worth mentioning, on January 13, a 66-year-old Kumki tusker ‘Mahendra’ who took a bullet to protect Odisha’s Similipal passed away.