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Elephants in the wild may succumb to more naturally occurring diseases. For example, anthrax, which is transmitted by rats, can lead to paralysis of the trunk. Heart disease, twisted gut, and parasite infections are other major illnesses contracted by wild elephants.Interestingly, elephants in the wild have been known to seek out their own remedies to deal with illness.For example, digestive dilemmas can be treated by fasting or consuming bitter herbs or bark.lephant herpes virus affects both wild and captive elephants. Interestingly, it greatly affects young Asian elephants, whereas African elephants generally experience benign versions of the virus. It causes fatal hemorrhagic disease and is believed to be transmitted between elephants through trunk secretions.
Media caption Many animal rights activists have been protesting against the use of elephants in the circus. One of America's largest circus companies has said it will phase out the use of elephants in its shows. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus told that it plans to stop using the animals by 2018.It said growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision.The company's 43 elephants will live at an animal conservation centre in Florida. The circus will continue to use other animals-such as lions, tigers, horses, camels, and dogs-in its performances.In recent years, some cities and counties have passed laws banning the use of elephants for entertainment, which has complicated the show's tours, company president Kenneth Feld.t said growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. The company's 43 elephants will live at an animal conservation centre in Florida. The circus will continue to use other animals-such as lions, tigers, horses, camels, and dogs-in its performances.