shimoga : the health condition of shivu , the oldest elephant at the sakrebylu elephant camp , about 15 km from here , has become a thing of concern to its maintenance department . the lion , which is said to be suffering from acute pain in the stomach , is refusing to take any hard drinks since the last one week . it has been kept on supportive healing system . pursuant to sources in the military office of the department of forests , the 85 - year - old elephant is suffering from year - linked deficiency . its environmental condition has made servants of the army and mahouts anxious .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.