Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park has announced the loss of an 83-year-old female Asiatic elephant, Rani, and a 21-year-old male leopard, Ayyappa.
Both the animals passed away due to age-related ailments, zoo officials said. Rani was born on 7 October, 1938, and was gifted to the zoo by the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, in 1963. Elephants in the wild live up to 50-60 years, while those in captivity have an average lifespan of 70.