Bannerghatta zoo’s blind and deaf elephant spends her nights in the forest

Gayatri, an 87-year-old zoo elephant is a resident at the Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru. With her advanced age, she faces many problems that most senior citizens face.Her eyesight fails her and her hearing is not what it used to be but yet, she looks forward to a romp in the forest at night. Once a captive elephant, Gayatri now has a new shot at life thanks to an one-of-a-kind initiative for 24 elephants at the park.
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[@SHAILESH506]

God has gifted Karnataka with epic nature. ❤ More stories like this please.

[@dontbeafraidimhere5421]

Karnataka: One state many world's ❤

[@meenaiyer5856]

Respect to the Forest Staff

[@anudeepkkm7301]

Elephant s are such a majestic and emotional beings, thank you dh for this episode

[@_GMP_]

Rajas life is better than any IT city chaotic life

[@Nnirvana]

Well said sir😇

[@bcdesilva]

Gayatri, looks 67 than 87-year-old. She appears to look so young despite once being a hardworking elephant. Maybe now she bares the last pair of teeth so handlers must be careful what she eats! At 87 Gayatri must be one of the oldest captive Asian elephants alive . May she have a longer, healthier life. ❤🙏

[@NeutralNetwork703]

The way Raja kisses Gayatri just made my day. Glad to come accross this video.❤

[@life-tainment6666]

Thank U to the people who take care of 🐘 & other species.

[@akashp813]

Blessed state for us .. Truly it's one state many worlds ❤

[@rameshnaidu9999]

Thanks everybody especially raja for taking care of gayathri

[@venivelu4547]

God bless gayathri🙏🙏

[@jinymathew7688]

Thanks to Bannerghatta officials taking care of them...hope the greenery remains like this forever...

[@Hindhu833]

We apreciate the care takers really heart touching

[@santhoshsamprathi2482]

ತುಂಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ

[@_GMP_]

This National park is getting surrounded by many layouts

[@yourbff1484]

Yes even with eco sensitive guidelines are bypassed by corrupt officials

[@proteas2387]

Three of them are owned by Karnataka DCM DK shivakumar

[@kaushikvedanarayanan177]

Request Deccan herald to continue to put out such great videos about wildlife and animals

[@srikalarengarajan3119]

God bless these care givers🙏🏼

[@yatishprasad]

So much Love & Care is taken. I have been to this Park. Really Wonderful National Park.

[@ajastha1876]

Wild life & nature ❤ Karnataka 's pride 🙏

[@vidyajayraj]

God bless Gayatri. My dream is to release all the captive elephants of India. Pray to God to give me the strength to make my dream come true

[@robinmehra9103]

Wonderful manner to treat these gentle giants. Fully social life, (they can crack up, without this), regular food and attention. Very many of the "temple" elephants lead a miserable life. Sometimes knowingly and sometimes in ignorance. Most of the elephants in temples are kept most of the 24 hrs on a hard, substance, that does not give. Generally, granite. In the wild most of their time, they spend in the open, which is soil. And soft. Which their heavy bodies need to act as a shock observer. Whereas, in captivity the keepers generally make the flooring of their sheds in concrete. Why? Maintainance is easier. Whereas actually standing on these rock hard surfaces invariably lead to spondilitis or knee problems. And then those long walks on macadamised roads. That, for them is pure torture. Why, once in Srirangam, i saw a female eating good sized laddoos by the score. Sure target to diabetes! They are one of the most social animals, ever. Lonliness kills them. One of the TN CM,s very kindly made them spend time, once a year, in elephant camps. Definately more condusive to a healthy period than their normal lifes. The mahouts, too get to know how to look after them in a better manner. This beautiful giant for sure needs a better life. Kudos to Karnataka state to look after them in such a great manner. Hope this catches on throughout our country. Wish them well.

[@naveenkumarkn2731]

Karnataka one place may worlds, lucky to born in this state

[@movieteamkannada7669]

This is only kannadigas state.

[@ajaychander3413]

Every government has to do something like this in their states .

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video 😊. May God bless you all. My country is beautiful and karnataka is a very beautiful state ❤️

[@sandhyapadmanabha4172]

God bless dear Raja, the mahut, he is serving God. These days even children don't take care of their own elder parents.

[@GrowWithShanthi]

I love elephants

[@vigneshkumar9378]

Thanks for the people who pays to feed them

[@namratagogoi2763]

What a wholesome video❤

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

All elephants are beautiful and majestic

[@nizam2553]

This is called a karanataka ❤.jai Karnataka

[@mahantprasadpattanashetti4447]

Thanks to Gayatri's handlers & Karnataka Forest Department.

[@riderbuu1]

Good job guys ❤

[@lakshmih3353]

So cute!

[@nplife3295]

Masking transition is perfectly placed.....nice edit!!

[@srikanthgupta1]

Good presentation

[@venivelu4547]

Sir, 🙏🙏👌👌

[@rajeshbande1136]

God knows how those telugu or oder states chickmagalore timber merchants have treated her😢😢😢. Gob bless her give her a great life after dis

[@SwapnilSonawane-hc2tb]

GOD BLESS US ALL WITH HAPPY HEALTHYYY LONG LIFE SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM MORYA🙏🇮🇳🌍❤️🍎🐮🔱🐵🐻🐯🦁🏵️🍇🌷🌻🌸🍊🙏

[@rj6404]

As a kid I used to roam around B park , then with my kids visited the park every so often , the natural death of elephant happens when all the teeth are eroded , its death by starvation , usually around 60 yrs .

[@praveenrang]

Would be nice if GPS tracker can be used. So that elephant can roam freely and mahot’s can track easily.

[@seeker9948]

That's a Burden for animals, see how kuno cheetahs are dying because of it

[@praveenrang]

@@seeker9948 Kuno cheetahs are not native. Their habitat had been different and adopting to Subcontinet conditions are challenging. Where as elephants belongs to this land. This simple technologies will not kill any

[@Chandrashekhar-bv3rg]

❤

[@himanshugautam3405]

CWS n MM hills should also be given national park status as they are critical corridor.

[@waterfire9667]

Cws means what

[@soumakbinduwildlife]

nice

[@gyadre]

Nice video

[@life-tainment6666]

Deccan herald is the best news agency in karnataka, one of the best in india too. ♥ 🐘.

[@lazarusdouvos]

why are there chains around their ankles and why do you ride them?

[@RahulDubeylko]

😊😊

[@bluesky66666]

Wish Karnataka have snowfall so it complete all the weather

[@Sam-gz1mb]

Just a curiosity is these elephants are there along with tigers or a separate retirement corridor is there. Thank you

[@Nscb1947]

they are always separated

[@Sam-gz1mb]

@@Nscb1947 🙏

[@supreme203]

Why chain..... Please remove it 😟😟😟😟

[@vidyajayraj]

They explained in the video. Chain is to slow down their movement so that they don't wander too far away during night like 20/30 kms away and chain sound helps mahout to find them. Else its difficult to track elephants in thick jungle . Despite their size elephants can be very quiet.

[@supreme203]

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[@u59n]

You only see it as abuse right? How sad!

[@siddharthtiwari4546]

Very few times I visited this NP but I find Greenery there which I love it

[@movieteamkannada7669]

First get out from our state

[@rajeshbande1136]

34 years is almost half her life wat do u mean by she wasn't captive always .. 😒😏😏

[@seeker9948]

They meant it was initially wild animal before it was captured

[@itsmycontact]

can't they use electronic collar / neck tags rather than chains to track the elephants?

[@babaib3513]

Capturing and chaining wild elephants is unspeakable abuse and ill treatment which shud b penalised by the law Wild life protection act does not seem to exist

[@madhukumar8787]

Don't speak with out knowing we have trained with elephants k it's huge animals u cannot no there temper please don't comment without knowing k🙏🙏🙏

[@user-lf6tf3vi3r]

We went safari was closed

[@Venusthegermanshepherd]

Ilella kelsa sigbek aadre en maadbeku??I am so depressed with this life

[@user-pm9tk4tf5k]

She shouldn't be chained and shouod not be ridden.that is cruelty to animals. They don't belong in captivity or in parades.

[@santosh_Benkiee]

Safari don't go totally waste of money and time...butterfly waste.....don't eat anything in hotels....everything is double price for food and drinks 😢 😢😢

[@Manjunathnswamy]

Animals respected by India because of hindu culture

[@arjunshekawat5190]

Beautiful ❤

[@rmvsridhar]

nice