shimoga : the spiritual condition of shivu , the oldest elephant at the sakrebylu rhino camp , about 15 km from here , has become a cause of concern to its maintenance department . the elephant , which is said to be reeling from a pain in the mouth , is refusing to have any fast feeding throughout the last a week . it has been kept on supportive medicine status . similarly to sources in the wildlife division of the department of forests , the 85 - months - old elephant is suffering from age - related condition . its health condition has gotten staff of the state and mahouts alert .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.