Pregnant Elephant dies after eating pineapple stuffed with cracker

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MALLAPURAM : A pregnant elephant died in Mallapuram, Kerala, standing in the river, last Wednesday, on May 27. The wild elephant had left the forest of Silent Valley in Palakkad district, wandering into a nearby village in search of food, where she was offered a pineapple stuffed with crackers allegedly by the locals.

The fruit exploded in her mouth and left her in searing pain, as she walked around the village, for days unable to eat anything because of her injuries. She eventually died standing in the river Velliyar.

Mannarkkad range officer said."When one of our staff members went to see the elephant, it was observed that a wound in the lower jaw area was exposed. Later, for 24 hours the animal was trying to look for water. On May 24, we recieved information that the animal has come into river Velliyar." 

The officials said that a veterinarian was called as the elephant was weak and not eating anything and was on a liquid diet.

The wildlife officers planned to take the elephant out of the river but by then she had collapsed. The officers informed that two doctors are at the spot to carry out the post-mortem, after which the carcass will be burnt.

An FIR has been filed against unidentified people in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala's Mallapuram. According to the officer the FIR was lodged under relevant sections of Wildlife Protection Act.