Quiz on Captive Elephants - Indian Wildlife Club

1. Captive elephants in Assam have taken to begging on the streets due to ………

lack of timber transport work

returning to wild not possible as these are bred in captivity

both the above

2. To deal with 30 stressed and unhappy captive elephants in Delhi, ……

Anti depression drug `prozac` is being used

the elephants are made to work harder so they stop wallowing in self pity

An `elephant whisperer` from U.S has been employed

3. The London Zoo recently closed down its 170 year old elephant exhibit due to

recognition that elephants deserve more than chains

the zookeeper being crushed to death

both the above reasons

4. Implantation of micro chips in the ear of captive elephants help the U.P Government ….

track the wherabouts of the elephant

keep a tab on the health of the elephant

help catch cheats who keep more than one elephant under a single ownership certificate.

5. Elephants live more than 70 years in the wild. In captivity ( zoos) their life span is reduced to an average of …….

50 years

14 years

30 years

6. In 1882 P.T. Barnum purchased `Jumbo` and made him a star of his circus. Jumbo was an elephant from ….

India

Thailand

Africa

7. The largest number of captive elephants, 6800, are found in ………………

Thailand

Myanmar

SriLanka

8. Captivity in any form rob elephants of one of their most basic needs, namely……..

social companionship

space

natural food sources

9. The number of captive elephants in India is

600

3000

6000

10. Among the 600 captive elephants in Kerala ……………. % are with private individuals.

24%

77%

55%