Tortoise Chanakya, Hyderabad zoo’s star, dies at 125
March 19, 20244 min
Chanakya, the 125-year-old Galapagos giant tortoise that was a star attraction at the Nehru Zoological Garden in Hyderabad, Telangana, has died, apparently of age-related complications, the website news18.com reported. Alarm bells began to ring for the zoo officials when Chanakya stopped eating a few days ago, the report said. He was kept under the observation of the zoo’s veterinary team head, Dr M.A. Hakeem, but his condition did not improve. He refused to eat even...