Year of rescue: 2015
Age at the time of rescue: 12 years old
Sex: Female
Personality traits: Playful and innocent
Recognisable features: Depigmentation on her trunk
Present health condition: Healthy; not undergoing any treatment, regular foot baths
Facility: Treatment Unit at ECCC
Favourite food: Sugarcanes
Closest to: Peanut
Favourite activities: Enjoys long walks along the riverside of Yamuna with Peanut
Special needs: Newer enrichments
Background history: Coconut was rescued along with 3 other elephants from a circus in Maharashtra in 2015. At the tender age of 11 years, she was subjected to 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 scared even at the slightest interaction with humans, and that showed us the extent of trauma that she had been through. Read more about Coconut »
