Indian Temple Introduces Lifelike Robotic Elephant to Preserve Rituals 🐘

A temple in southern India on Saturday (June 22) introduced a lifelike robotic elephant to be used in rituals in an effort to prevent animal cruelty.<br /><br />The mechanical elephant was donated by the animal rights group PETA to the Pournamikavu Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.<br /><br />The three-metre-tall, 800 kg mechanical elephant, called Baladhasan, can move its ears and tail.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline