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Unchained, gentle and playful: elephants have overcome trauma, say zoo officials [1]

Mumbai Laxmi, the elephant that killed a trespasser in the Byculla zoo, and her companion Anarkali are now free of their chains, calm as ever, playful with their mahout, and seemingly unmindful of the visitors whose numbers have multiplied since her uncharacteristic behaviour 10 days ago

Publication Date: 
07/04/2010
Indian Express (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Zoos [3], Wildlife [4], Elephant [5], Wildlife And People [6], Maharashtra [7]
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