shimoga : the life condition of shivu , the oldest elephant at the sakrebylu elephant camp , about 15 km from here , has turned a question of anxiety to its maintenance staff . the elephant , which is said to be suffer from acute pain in the stomach , is refusing to taken any difficult lunch throughout the last one weekend . it has been kept on bedside medicinal scheme . based to sources in the military sections of the department of forests , the 85 - year - old elephant is receiving from age - related depression . its health condition has made officials of the department and mahouts anxious .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.