Ernakulam: An elephant brought to a temple festival in Paravur here on Saturday for the ceremonial procession ran amok, causing chaos among festival-goers. The elephant charged uncontrollably, ...

TIRUPATI: Imbalances in the ecosystem and the non-availability of food sources are causing wild elephants to become agitated ...

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A blood test also indicated the possibility of musth. In addition, the report by the Forest Conservator noted that the elephant was not restrained with chains during the procession. To advertise ...

was highly probable to enter musth, says the final report by R. Keerthi, Conservator of Forest (Social Forestry), Northern Region, Kozhikode. In the report submitted to the Department of Forests ...

According to Munnar Range Officer Biju S., the tusker’s sudden aggression is due the animal in musth, a natural phase in which male elephants experience heightened testosterone levels ...

Elephant musth is a periodic condition in male elephants characterised by heightened testosterone levels, increased aggression, and the secretion of a thick, pungent fluid from their temporal glands.