Bheem’s travel plans cancelled

Mysore Karnataka: 19 08 2014: Giraffe Bheem inside the crate that will be mounted on a special truck for its transfer to distant Patna zoo. PHOTO: M.A. SRIRAM

Flood havoc in Bihar has affected giraffe Bheem’s travel plans to Patna zoo.

The plan to transfer the 12-foot tall, two-year-old giraffe to Patna zoo as part of an animal exchange agreement has been stalled. Acting on a reported advisory from the authorities of Patna zoo, the Mysore zoo, which had planned to transport the animal in a special truck this week, will now wait for the flood situation to improve.