What happens when a young elephant dies in a national park and there are no convenient suspects? Blame that ever reliable source of villainy: fruit!
A 7-year-old wild elephant dropped dead in Petchburi province’s Kaeng Krachan National Park this morning. As no evidence of attack was found, authorities assume chemicals in fruits are to blame for the young bull’s death. So, case closed, we guess?
This morning Petchburi authorities responded to a call from locals that a corpse of 5-foot, 2-inch male elephant was found 50 meters away from the Padeng-Huaysoke road. From the investigation, not a single wound was found on its body, so the authorities assumed the elephant could have died of chemicals in agricultural products in the local farms nearby.
Perhaps something more definitive will be coming, as the elephant’s corpse will be sent to a veterinarian to perform an autopsy, Thairath reported.
