2004-12-13

A Feast Fit for Giants

AP BANGKOK, Thailand.

How much tapioca can a herd of wild elephants eat?

As much as they want to.

A tapioca delivery truck had blown a tire Sunday night, and the driver, Somkuan Sirisat, went for help. But when he returned, he found five or six elephants at his truck, devouring its contents, according to local television station ITV.

"When I came back, I saw them all surrounding my truck," he said. "I was too afraid to go toward the truck."

The elephants were caught on tape milling around the truck, one of them using its trunks to shake off a tarp it had removed from the vehicle.

Police said the incident happened in the Ta Takiab district of Chachoengsao province, 20 miles east of Bangkok.

Footage also showed signs in the area that warn drivers to be careful of wild elephants and not to feed them. Another sign read, "Beware of foraging wild elephants at night."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The thought of what that will do to the elephants systems is disturbing. Think elephant diarrhea Bleeeaaak!!!!!!