shimoga : the health condition of shivu , the oldest elephant at the sakrebylu tiger reserve , about 15 nm from here , has becoming a issue of distress to its maintenance team . the elephant , which is said to be suffering from unbearable depression in the chest , is failure to take any hard eating during the following one months . it has been kept on its medicinal system . according to sources in the wildlife section of the department of forests , the 85 - year - old man is experiencing from ages - related disease . its health condition has made officials of the department and mahouts impatient .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.