The Christian Science Monitor's environment blog reports on the study showing how elephants in captivity have a shorter lifespan than those in the natural world.The study published in journal Science used the data compiled over 45 years about 4,500 elephants living around the globe. Mostly female African and Asian elephants were studied in European zoos, a Kenyan wildlife preserve, and a Burmese logging enterprise.
"The results were shocking. [The scientists] found that, excluding premature and still births, zoo-born African elephants had a median life span of 16.9 years, compared with 56 years for animals in the park. Asian elephants, which are more endangered than their African counterparts, lived for 18.9 years in captivity and 41.7 years in the Burmese timber trade."Read the full story: Study: elephants in zoos live much shorter lives
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