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A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in Indian capital Delhi, officials have told the BBC. Shankar, a 29-year-old male elephant, died on 17 September after ...

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An African elephant who lived in isolation for over a decade in a zoo in India died of a rare rodent-borne virus, an autopsy report revealed. Shankar, the 29-year-old elephant, is said to have died in ...

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A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in India's capital Delhi, officials have told the BBC. Shankar, a 29-year-old male, died on 17 September after spending ...

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