The oldest elephant in the world is dead

Her name was Vatsala and she was probably between 100 and 110 years old. For example, This Asian elephant died on Tuesday in the Panna Tigers reserve. Moreover, in the center of India, after a long end of life marked by age -related health problems, reports the Hindustan Times. Consequently, She was considered the dean of the continent’s elephants, perhaps even in the world.

For some time now. Moreover, Vatsala has suffered from a general weakening, had lost his sight, and could no longer walk long distances because of leg pain. Furthermore, On Monday, she went to a river in the Hinauta area, unable to get up. Similarly, The veterinarians and agents of the park tried to straighten it, in vain. She died the next day, around 1:30 p.m., and her funeral was celebrated on the spot.

The Elephant Matriarch – Oldest elephant world dead

Born in the Kerala jungle. captured oldest elephant world dead over fifty years ago, Vatsala had been moved to Madhya Pradesh in 1972. She first lived to the Bori sanctuary. before being transferred to Panna, where she became an emblematic figure of the reserve. For three decades, she shared the life of the Park’s domestic elephant group.

In a press release taken up by the Hindustan Timesthe park’s management stresses that Vatsala “played the role of grandmother when other females gave birth”. that she was “the silent guardian of our forests, a friend of the generations”. The head of government of Madhya Pradesh. Mohan Yadav, also paid tribute to him on the X network, greeting “a warm presence and a century of loyalty”.

Between 100 and 110 years of life

Her exact age remains uncertain, but he could make her the oldest elephant ever listed. According to the testimony of his former healer. interviewed in 2020 by The New Indian Expressshe oldest elephant world dead was allegedly transferred to Madhya Pradesh at the age of about 50. At the time already. her molar teeth, which fell between 60 and 70 years old, were absent, which suggests that she would have exceeded 100 years for several years.

She would therefore have lived longer than Dakshayani. a dead female at 88 years old in 2019, and Lin Wang, a Taiwanese male elephant who died at 87 years in 2003. Thanks to an adapted diet. including an easy -to -digest porridge, and a constant veterinary surveillance, Vatsala crossed the decades before turning off in the red dust of the Panna.