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The state capital, Guwahati, is 240 kilometres (150 mi) southwest of Behali. [2] The province has an estimated population of 5,300 Asiatic elephants. [2] Named after the terrorist Osama bin Laden, [3] [4] at the time of the attacks, the elephant was thought to be between 45 and 50 years old. [5] He measured between 2.7 and 3.0 metres (9 and 10 ...
Kolakolli (Murder Murderer, Master Executioner) or Chakkamadan (Jack fruit Freak) was an Indian rogue elephant active in the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary near Thiruvananthapuram. [1] This elephant gained considerable notoriety among Indian media and was accused of killing 12 people in and around Peppara over a span of seven to eight years.
Keshavan died on 2 December 1976, which happened to be Guruvayur Ekadasi, considered a very auspicious day. [1] [2] The anniversary of his death is still mourned in Guruvayur. Many elephants line up before the statue and the chief elephant garlands it. After his death, Guruvayur Padmanabhan became the successor of Guruvayur Keshavan.
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Nurani - The Vedic Village. Nurani is famous for its culture and religious fervour. About five centuries ago, Brahmins – mostly scholars, pandits, vaidikas, priests and cooks – from Thiruvannamalai in North Arcot district and other parts of Tamil Nadu came to Nurani in search of new pastures and established their dwelling in the present Agraharam (village).
The elephant charged at them, destroying the tree they were hiding behind. “An elephant just passed right by us,” Nicole said. “[They] are, like, really close.”
In a 2010 study the elephant population in the Nilambur reserve was observed at being either 205 or 647 depending on the use of the block count or dung count method respectively. [6] [11] In 2011, the reserve had a total density of 0.1745 elephants per km [6] and as of 2017 the density is 0.25 elephants per km. [12]
Tourists in the truck ducked between seats as the incident occurred, and the safari guide can be heard screaming at the elephant and trying to back the truck away from him.