China elephants: Herd on mammoth 500km trek reaches Kunming

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A herd of elephants that packed its trunks for an unexpected 500km (300 mile) trek has arrived at a Chinese city where millions of people live.

The 15 elephants have been hoovering up crops and poking their noses through doors on the march from the south of Yunnan province to its capital Kunming.

A big effort – with tonnes of food – is under way to try and keep them safe.

It is unclear why they left their habitat to

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