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An elephant with a decorated trunk before a religious procession in Ahmedabad. AP
An elephant with a decorated trunk before a religious procession in Ahmedabad. AP
The torture of elephants and Kerala's troubled history with a revered animal
In 2020, 20 elephants died in captivity, many because of ill treatment