shimoga : the health condition of shivu , the oldest elephant at the sakrebylu elephant camp , about 15 km from here , has becoming a topic of question to its maintaining crews . the elephant , which is said to be suffering from acute pain in the mouth , is refusing to give any hard food since the recent other week . it has been kept on supportive medicinal system . according to those in the wildlife wing of the office of forests , the 85 - year - old individual is suffering from age - related weakness . its health condition has made officials of the department and mahouts ill .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.