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(Created page with "Sex: Male Species: African Elephant Date of Birth: 1996 Place of Birth: Unknown Location of capture: Unknown Date of capture: 1998 Age at capture: Approx 2 Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India == History == Shanka was presented to the Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Babu Lal Marandi by the High Commissioner of Zimbabwe to India, Dr. Neville Ndondo. The 26 month old male elephant was named Shankar by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests. Sha...") |
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Date of Birth: 1996 | Date of Birth: 1996 | ||
Place of Birth: | Place of Birth: Africa | ||
Location of capture: | Location of capture: Africa | ||
Date of capture: 1998 | Date of capture: 1998 | ||
Age at capture: | Age at capture: 2 | ||
Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India | Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Shankar was captured from the wild in 1998 at the age of 2 and presented to the Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Babu Lal Marandi by the High Commissioner of Zimbabwe to India. | |||
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. | 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> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
[https://youthforanimals.org/ Youth For Animals] | [https://youthforanimals.org/ Youth For Animals] | ||
[https://www.change.org/p/freeshankardelhizoo-help-free-shankar-26-year-old-male-african-elephant-from-his-solitary-confinement-at-the-delhi-zoo-follow-our-campaign-page-for-updates-bit-ly-freeshankar Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo] Change.org | |||
[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 | [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 | ||