Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant passed away at the age of 68 on Monday, prompting an outpouring of grief and a presidential order for the huge cadaver to be stuffed and preserved for posterity.
Sri Lankan Buddhists are mourning the country's most sacred elephant, who had carried the sacred Tooth Relics of Lord Buddha every year since 2005. Nadungamuwa Raja, a 10.5-feet pachyderm, died on ...