shimoga : the health condition of shivu , the older bull at the sakrebylu forest camp , about 15 metres from here , has become a place of concern to its construction staff . the elephant , which is said to be recovering from intermittent pain in the gut , is refusing to take any special food since the third one thursday . it has been kept on the therapeutic system . according to sources in the forestry branch of the department of forests , the 85 - months - elder elephant is suffering from age - related weakness . its health state has caused administrators of the department and mahouts anxious .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.