This month no one has given all right answers, chattorajd@yahoo.com has given 7 right answers. Here are correct answers.
Right Answers to
Captive Elephants
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| 1.Elephants live more than 70 years in the wild. In captivity ( zoos) their life span is reduced to an average of ……. |
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50 years |
14 years |
30 years
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| 2.The London Zoo recently closed down its 170 year old elephant exhibit due to
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recognition that elephants deserve more than chains |
the zookeeper being crushed to death |
both the above reasons
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| 3.Captivity in any form rob elephants of one of their most basic needs, namely…….. |
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social companionship |
space |
natural food sources
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| 4.Captive elephants in Assam have taken to begging on the streets due to ……… |
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lack of timber transport work |
returning to wild not possible as these are bred in captivity |
both the above
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| 5.The number of captive elephants in India is
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| 6.Among the 600 captive elephants in Kerala ……………. % are with private individuals. |
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| 7.Implantation of micro chips in the ear of captive elephants help the U.P Government …. |
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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.
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| 8.To deal with 30 stressed and unhappy captive elephants in Delhi, …… |
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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
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| 9.In 1882 P.T. Barnum purchased `Jumbo` and made him a star of his circus. Jumbo was an elephant from …. |
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| 10.The largest number of captive elephants, 6800, are found in ……………… |
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Thailand |
Myanmar |
SriLanka
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