Beltangady, 02 Jul 2020: The elephant christened as Laxmi that was owned by Sri Kshetra Dharmastala gave birth to a female calf.
It was sent to Wildlife Sanctuary for mating at Bannerghatta, outskirts of Bengaluru about 2 years ago. It gave birth to a female calf after 20 months of pregnancy on Wednesday July 1.
The forest department and Dharmastala state-owned veterinary clinic closely monitored Laxmi during 20 months of pregnancy.