shimoga : the financial condition of shivu , the oldest troop at the sakrebylu elephant camp , about 15 km from here , has become a question of concern to its construction crew . the elephant , itself is said to be suffering from chronic pains in the heart , is refusing to take any hard food on the recent 1 months . it has been kept on supportive medicinal system . similarly to sources in the wildlife portion of the dept of forests , the 85 - year - older elephant is suffer from age - related weakness . its health deterioration has got inspectors of the department and mahouts concerned .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.