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Rare Two-Headed Buffalo Foetus Delivered at NTR Veterinary Hospital
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (115+ words) Vijayawada: Veterinary doctors at the NTR super speciality veterinary hospital successfully handled a rare case involving the delivery of a two-headed buffalo foetus. According to the veterinary team, the buffalo was brought to the hospital with prolonged labour and difficulty…...
Mysuru Dasara's star elephant Abhimanuy's tusk damaged
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (190+ words) A portion of one of the tusks of Abhimanyu has been damaged. Madikeri: Famed Dasara elephant, Abhimanyu, from Mathigodu elephant camp in the Nagarahole forest range, has suffered minor damage to one of his tusks. Forest officials said that the…...
National human-elephant coexistence plan launched - Breaking News | Daily Mirror
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (267+ words) Colombo, July 4 (Daily Mirror) - The Environment Ministry has launched a national programme to prepare a new National Action Plan for Human-Elephant Coexistence under a Cabinet-approved expert committee. The initiative follows concerns that Sri Lanka's existing National Action Plan for the…...
Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (1188+ words) The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that's about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as manifestations of the…...
Indian temples replace live elephants with $6, 000 robots
20+ hour, 45+ min ago (222+ words) In Buddhist tradition, the elephant symbolizes patience, wisdom, and enlightenment. In Kerala, where many elephants live, testosterone levels during musth can spike nearly 60-fold. Animal advocates like Prasanth Prakashan argue that using robotic elephants can reduce the stress live animals…...
Mohanlal applies to surrender his ivory to Forest Department
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (244+ words) Actor Mohanlal is set to surrender the ivory in his possession to the Forest Department. He has submitted an application to the department in this regard. The application was filed with the Malayattoor Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), P Karthik, IFS,…...
Robotic elephants are replacing live ones at Kerala temple festivals, in photos
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (247+ words) Prasanth Prakashan, a mechanical engineer, poses in front of a robotic elephant at his backyard workshop in Chalakudy, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Friday, May 22, 2026. A worker sprays a chemical on the trunk of a robotic elephant at…...
Robotic elephants replace live ones at Indian temples to stop 'animal cruelty"
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (246+ words) Robotic elephants are being used in temples across Southern India instead of the real animals, which are usually part of worship. The machines, crafted by mechanical engineer Prasanth Prakashan in Kerala, mimic the movements of the real-life creatures, although they…...
Wild tusker enters village in Karnataka's Hassan district, triggers panic
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (178+ words) Deccan Herald Belur (Hassan district): The people of Lakkunda village in Belur taluk, Hassan district, were shocked to see an uninvited visitor early Friday morning A huge tusker strayed into the village, creating panic among the residents for a while....
"He is fast": : Elephant sprints at safari vehicle in high speed pursuit
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (154+ words) The footage showed the raw power of the African elephant, a species that, while typically peaceful, can become aggressively territorial without warning. According to biological data, an adult elephant can weigh up to seven tons and sprint at speeds of…...