Dead bodies of two newborn elephant cubs were recovered from Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka.
The deaths are believed to happen around November 5, immediately after birth, Assistant Director of Wildlife in charge of the area W.M.K.S. Chandraratne said.
Wildlife officials are investigating whether the dead cubs are twins. One of the cubs is identified as male while the other body is charred beyond the identity of sex, the Wildlife Officials say.
Twin birth of elephants is a rare occurrence and such birth reported from Minneriya National Park of Sri Lanka in July 2020.
