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Zoo authorities rescue elephant from storm | Zoo authorities in Indore managed to rescue a cow elephant and its mahout after they were found trapped in a storm
drain on Sunday. The mahout had taken Champa, the adult cow elephant for the routine morning walk when both fell into the drain and were rescued after struggling for
half an hour. "The mahouts have been instructed to take the elephants for a walk
in the morning and in the evening for at least an hour. The public enters the
zoo in the morning at 9'o clock. So the mahouts were instructed to take the elephants
before the visitors enter. But somehow, Champa (the cow elephant) while walking
fell into the drain along with its mahout," said Rajesh Kothari , Superintendent
of Zoo, Indore . India boasts of being the home to over 50 percent of Asiatic
elephants, considered to be the most intelligent among animals. Unfortunately,
the number of elephants has dwindled over the recent years. Massive deforestation,
poaching and people encroaching upon forest corridors have forced elephants to
move out of their natural habitats in search of food and water. |
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