1. Captive elephants in Assam have taken to begging on the streets due to ……… lack of timber transport workreturning to wild not possible as these are bred in captivityboth the above
2. In 1882 P.T. Barnum purchased `Jumbo` and made him a star of his circus. Jumbo was an elephant from …. IndiaThailandAfrica
3. To deal with 30 stressed and unhappy captive elephants in Delhi, …… Anti depression drug `prozac` is being usedthe elephants are made to work harder so they stop wallowing in self pityAn `elephant whisperer` from U.S has been employed
4. The number of captive elephants in India is 60030006000
5. Captivity in any form rob elephants of one of their most basic needs, namely…….. social companionshipspacenatural food sources
6. The largest number of captive elephants, 6800, are found in ……………… ThailandMyanmarSriLanka
7. Elephants live more than 70 years in the wild. In captivity ( zoos) their life span is reduced to an average of ……. 50 years14 years30 years
8. Implantation of micro chips in the ear of captive elephants help the U.P Government …. track the wherabouts of the elephantkeep a tab on the health of the elephanthelp catch cheats who keep more than one elephant under a single ownership certificate.
9. The London Zoo recently closed down its 170 year old elephant exhibit due to recognition that elephants deserve more than chainsthe zookeeper being crushed to deathboth the above reasons
10. Among the 600 captive elephants in Kerala ……………. % are with private individuals. 24%77%55%