Elephant disregards border laws as it lumbers from China into Laos
An elephant disregarded international borders, crossing from China into Laos.
— -- An elephant completely disregarded border laws when it crossed from China into Laos late Saturday night.
In a video released by CCTV, the elephant is seen walking over one fence-like barrier and skirting around another as it ambles down a concrete strip separating the countries.
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According to CCTV, Chinese soldiers were quickly sent out to look for the elephant, but the animal returned home on its own, crossing the border once again.
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"It's winter now, and there's not a lot of food in the forest areas. We often see wild elephants hunting for food in nearby villages,” Li Zhifu, a soldier with a Chinese border agency said, according to CCTV.
China has roughly 300 elephants, most of them living in the rainforest of Yunnan Province.