Year of rescue: 2015
Age at the time of rescue: 6 years
Sex: Female
Personality traits: Mischievous, playful
Recognisable features: Small, no depigmentation and slightly torn ears at the top
Present health condition: Not undergoing any treatment, healthy
Facility: Treatment Unit at ECCC
Favourite food: Sugarcanes
Closest to: Coconut
Favourite activities: Running around her enclosure and enjoys long walks along the riverside of Yamuna
Special needs: New enrichments to keep this ball of energy busy!
Background history: Peanut was rescued along with 3 other elephants from a circus in Maharashtra in 2015. She was born in captivity and faced a lifetime of abuse and torture where she was made to perform unnatural tricks for the sake of entertainment. When she arrived at the Wildlife SOS Treatment Unit, she was shy and scared even at the slightest interaction with humans, and that showed us the extent of trauma that she had been through. Patience and love are what brought the young pachyderm into the mischievous and playful elephant that she is today! | READ MORE ABOUT PEANUT