(Posted 14th August 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Julie Capelle, Phys.Org (U.K.), August 13, 2026 |
| Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-mysterious ailment in southern Kenya. Distressed veterinarians administered a glucose injection—the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown—to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe. The mystery affliction has killed at least 19 pachyderms, mostly females or young males, since June in Kenya. |
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