BANDIT ELEPHANTS

This is from today’s Bangkok Post:

Elephants stop, loot trucks on dark road

MANIT SNUBBOON

Chachoengsao _ The chief of Khao Ang Rue Nai wants the road through the wildlife sanctuary closed at night after a herd of elephants held up and looted a string of cargo trucks. About midnight last Saturday a herd of 20 elephants blocked route No.3259 (the Ban Nong Kog-Ban Wang Nam Phon road) holding up 10 trucks, Yoo Senatham said.

They tipped some vehicles on their side, spilling the cargoes on the road so their young could eat, and gorged on sugarcane and tapioca.

There’s not much I can add to that. I don’t suppose that can only happen in Thailand but I’ve never heard of it happening anywhere else.