shimoga : the spiritual condition of shivu , the oldest tiger at the sakrebylu elephant camp , about 15 kilometres from here , has become a matter of concern to its maintenance staff . the elephant , which is reputed to be suffering from acute pain in the stomach , is refusing to take any hard food until the last one month . it has been kept on supportive medicinal network . according to records in the wildlife branch of the department of forest , the 85 - season - old horse is suffering from age - related sickness . its health condition has made officials of the department and mahouts anxious .
An elephant can reach the age of 85.