Oldest captive elephant in Malaysia dies

Lokimala (left) helping to lead a wild male elephant at the Hutan Simpan Hulu Terengganu near Kampung Kemat, Hulu Terengganu in 2011. (STORY BERNAMA)

PETALING JAYA: The country's oldest elephant, Lokimala, has died at the age of 86 due to old age.

The female elephant, which died at the Kuala Gandah National Elephant Conservation Centre (PKGK) in Lanchang, was brought to the country from Assam, India in 1974.