India News | Pachyderms at Delhi Zoo Relish Lavish Spread on World Elephant Day
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Elephants at the Delhi zoo relished a lavish spread of bananas, cucumbers, coconuts, apples and watermelons on the occasion of World Elephant Day on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Elephants at the Delhi zoo relished a lavish spread of bananas, cucumbers, coconuts, apples and watermelons on the occasion of World Elephant Day on Thursday.
The zoo has two Asian elephants, Hira and Laxmi.
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Zoo authorities also posted a picture of them gorging on food on Twitter.
World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12 to raise awareness about the preservation and protection of the pachyderms.
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Asian elephants are listed as "endangered" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The current population estimates indicate that there are about 50,000-60,000 Asian elephants in the world. More than 60 per cent of them are in India.
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