50 Years of Elephant Protection in India Down the Drain?
Elephants are highly complex, social animals. In the wild, they live in extended family groups. Elephants form lifelong bonds and the females stay with their mothers, aunts, sisters, and other female relatives for their entire lives. Males stay with their mothers for up to 15 years.
At zoos, temples, and elephant-riding facilities, elephants are deprived of everything they need to thrive. Elephants who live in these types of captive environments suffer from a variety of psychological and physical issues, including brain damage.
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