Publication Date:
Fri, 2011-07-15 01:41
Dunia, a 40-year-old Indian elephant, and her counterpart Daela, a 25-year-old African elephant, were apprehended by police near the western city of Hanover over the weekend nonchalantly munching on tree leaves and looking for all the world as if they were waiting for the bus. The pair had escaped from their enclosure at a nearby traveling circus and walked some 50 meters to the stop, police said. “It was simply an unlucky situation for the circus,” Hanover police spokesman Heiko Steiner said. “The two elephants were quite cooperative and peaceful. Everyone was amused.”
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