Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Chengalloor Dakshayani

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'''Chengalloor Dakshayani''' was an [[Asian elephant]] owned by [[Travancore Devaswom Board]] which was gifted by erstwhile [[Travancore royal family]]. [[Guinness]] officials said in 2016 that they could consider Dakshayani for the record of the oldest living elephant in captivity<ref>[http://bit.ly/2StWjGg World's oldest elephant in Kerala]</ref>.

Eighty eight year old Chengalloor Dakshayani, the oldest living Asian elephant, died by around 3 p.m. on February 5, 2019 after collapsing in her shelter in [[Pappanamcode]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]<ref>[http://bit.ly/2SAPRxj Dakshayani, the oldest Asian elephant, dies.]</ref>.

According to the [[Guinness World Records]], the oldest elephant on earth ever was [[Lin Wang]] of Taiwan Zoo that died aged 86 in 2003<ref>[http://bit.ly/2Gp9dPj World's oldest elephant in captivity]</ref>.

The 88-year-old ‘Gaja muthassi’ Dakshayini was the resident elephant at the Chengallur Mahadeva Temple in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<ref>[http://bit.ly/2SBMXZb Granny Dakshayini passes away]</ref>. The [http://bit.ly/2Gp9fXr Universal Records Forum] (URF), a [[Kolkata]]-based organisation, in its efforts to secure a Guinness Records entry for Dakshayani, after checking the data base of captive elephants, had certified that she was the oldest living captive elephant on Earth<ref>[http://bit.ly/2SBMYwd The oldest captive elephant on earth]</ref>.

== See also ==
* [[Lin Wang]]


==References==
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== Further reading ==
* [http://bit.ly/2Gp9iCB Dakshayani the oldest captive elephant should be allowed to retire], by [[The News Minute]] staff.
* [http://bit.ly/2Sx3nlg Dakshayani among the 8 Oldest Elephants in the World]

[[Category:1917 animal births]]
[[Category:2003 animal deaths]]
[[Category:Individual elephants]]


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