{
  "id": 384528,
  "title": "160 students take part in Elephant Day drawing contest at Vizag zoo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/160-students-take-part-in-elephant-day-drawing-contest-at-vizag-zoo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T14:57:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/160-students-take-part-in-elephant-day-drawing-contest-at-vizag-zoo/article71325209.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On World Elephant Day, the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) in Visakhapatnam hosted a drawing contest for 160 students from various educational institutions. The event took place at Zoo Bioscope from 10 a.m. to noon, with participants divided into three age-based categories. Themes for the artwork ranged from \"My Elephant and Its Keeper\" to human-elephant coexistence. Curator G. Mangamma emphasized the crucial role elephants, India's National Heritage Animal, play in maintaining forest ecosystems. Upon completion of the competition, participation certificates were awarded to all contestants.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}