Grief-stricken elephants given cannabis oil to de-stress after herd leader died
dailystar.co.ukcannabis oil to stressed-out elephants who have been coping with the death of their alpha-female. The zoo, in Warsaw, Poland, will be experimenting CBD oil to help three elephants cope with the loss of their friend, as elephants struggle to cope with loss.The herd recently lost its matriarch, Erna, and the gentle giants have been stressed out ever since, with elevated cortisol levels detected.CBD oil is derived from a cannabis plant compounds and does not contain THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis.Three African elephants at the zoo will receive small liquid doses of CBD oil, two or three times a day, though their trunks or mixed into their food.It has been used to treat dogs and horses, but this will be the first time a much larger.
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