Following the gruesome death of a pregnant elephant in India's Kerala district, after the animal consumed a pineapple filled with crackers according to a forest official's Facebook post, outrage has poured in from the entire country, with animal- and wildlife-related bodies condemning the incident.
It is reported that this incident happened due to the consumption of a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers by a pregnant elephant, which then burst in her mouth and disfigured her jaw. The elephant is reported to have crossed the plantations between the Mannarkad Range & The Silent Valley National Park
( With inputs from IANS )