A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in Indian capital Delhi, officials have told the BBC. Shankar, a 29-year-old male elephant, died on 17 September after ...

FRANCIOTTI EXPLAINS. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE IN THE WILD AND THE IMPORTANCE AND THE PARALLELS THAT WE SEE IN OUR ELEPHANTS HERE. STAFF AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE ARE LEARNING ...

The 29-year-old bull elephant — brought from Zimbabwe in November 1998 — was a diplomatic gift to former President of India ...

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, Delhi's Last African Elephant, came to Delhi Zoo many years ago after being gifted from the African nation of ...

An African elephant who lived in isolation for over a decade in a zoo in India died of a rare rodent-borne virus, an autopsy ...

Shankar was found dead in his enclosure on September 17; earlier reports had cited "acute cardiac failure" as the preliminary cause.

India’s loneliest African elephant has died of a rare rodent-borne virus after spending over two decades of its life in ...

The zoo was able to get Ruth up with a little help from some bales of hay and construction machinery An older African savanna elephant needed a little help getting back on her feet after tripping over ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Zoo has welcomed its fourth and final elephant calf. The zoo reports that the calf was born on Friday morning to its first-time mother, Zuberi. The mother ...