Because we were dealing with an elephant in heat, we needed to act quickly in order to reduce danger to both the volunteers and the villagers.' Elephant musth ... causing the animal to smash ...

But as people throng the streets of Kandy, to gasp over the magnificence of these caparisoned animals, how many think of their comfort. Invariably, during such pageants, some of the bull elephants ...

Leela was trampled by one of the elephants while the other two fell under the building rubble. More than 30 people were injured as well. Firecrackers were continuously burst on the temple premises ...

1994 - only since this year have we been able to see their natural migration routes 22 months - gestation period of the African Elephant "Musth" is the testosterone-fuelled frenzy that prompts ...