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Runaway elephant halts NZ traffic
An adventurous elephant has brought chaos to the morning rush hour in New Zealandâs largest city, Auckland. Burma, an Asian elephant, broke out of her zoo enclosure by dropping a log onto an electric fence early on Friday. Smart tool-using elephant After crossing a moat, the two-and-a-half-ton animal began to roam around an adjacent public park. Looking for a beer Although she posed no real threat to the public, police sealed off roads and access to a motorway while zoo-keepers guided her back to the enclosure. Posted by: Steve 2004-01-23 |
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