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{{Infobox animal|name=Shanka|species=African elephant|gender=Male|birth_date=1996|birth_place=Africa|residence=Delhi Zoo, India}} | {{Infobox animal|name=Shanka|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}} | ||
Sex: Male | Sex: Male | ||
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Age at capture: 2 | Age at capture: 2 | ||
Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India | |||
Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India | |||
In 1998, an [[elephant]] aged 2 was captured in Africa and presented as a diplomatic gift 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.<ref>[https://youthforanimals.org/?page_id=1260&playlist=394d7e6&video=e07394a Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo] Youth For Animals</ref> | 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.<ref>[https://youthforanimals.org/?page_id=1260&playlist=394d7e6&video=e07394a Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo] Youth For Animals</ref> | ||