shimoga : the health condition of shivu , the oldest lion at the sakrebylu elephant shelter , about 15 km from here , has becoming a issue of concerns to its maintenance staff . the elephant , which is said to be weak from onset depression in the legs , is refusal to receive any hard bread by the last one week . it has been kept on supportive treatment network . pursuant to sources in the wildlife section of the department of forests , the 85 - decade - old elephant is suffer from age - threatened weakness . its health condition has made officials of the department and mahouts impatient .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.